I often hear a whispered lie telling me “Gotta go faster!” or “It’s going to horrible if I can’t get this done.”
Such urgent thoughts scare the wits out of me—and they’re NOT TRUE.
To re-calibrate my exaggerated self-talk, I breathe, meditate, pray, and use other tools to connect with my true self/higher power. And then, voila! Those things that just “had” to be done are effortless and in perfect order. Whew! Relief!
I love this reading about urgency from Melody Beattie, The Language Of Letting Go.
“One thing at a time. That’s all we have to do. Not two things at once, but one thing done in peace.
“One task at a time. One feeling at a time. One day at a time. One problem at a time. One step at a time. One pleasure at a time.
“Relax. Let go of urgency. Begin calmly now. Take one thing at a time.
“See how everything works out?
“Today, I will peacefully approach one thing at a time. When in doubt, I will take first things first.
Great advice, aye? I think I’ll follow it by letting go of my urgency!
Gigi Langer holds a PhD from Stanford University in Psychological Studies in Education. She’s an award-winning teacher and writer with 33 years clean and sober. Her new book, 50 Ways to Worry Less Now won the National Indie Excellence Award and rates 4.7 stars on Amazon. The AUDIOBOOK is due in mid-September 2019 (Audible, Amazon, i-tunes)
I recently hurt my knee and have been in a lot of pain. My thoughts immediately returned to my many years of limitation and anguish with two frozen shoulders. I was terrified this experience would be the same.
Gigi Langer is a former “Queen of Worry” who writes, speaks, and encourages others to overcome their worries, addictions, and negative thinking. Her PhD is from Stanford University.