08-30-2018, 02:23 PM
Just wanted to share this. I went outside for my lunch break and usually I'll read a book, check here, or read up on music production stuff. But today I just sat under a tree and observed the moment. I told myself that even though I had problems I needed to solve and things I needed to attend to, in this moment there was nothing else I needed to do. And it was liberating just being able to sit there and do nothing. I never really considered myself someone that always has to be doing something, but I realized I rarely take breaks for myself. And I've realized that's because of the fear, always worrying that if I don't keep moving I won't achieve some goal off in the future.
I've always been too far ahead in the future. Planning, worrying, trying to figure things out. It really hit me today that the more time I spend in that headspace the more I lose out on the present moment and life itself. And man, it took me a while to realize it but all that thinking and worrying, it wasn't productive and it didn't aid in any way. It sure felt like I was doing something smart and preparing for unforeseen problems that could happen though. But the reality is you'r either addressing issues and working on solving them or you're not. And if you're not, but you obsessively worry over it, you're just doing yourself harm by inviting unneeded stress and anxiety into your life.
I've always been too far ahead in the future. Planning, worrying, trying to figure things out. It really hit me today that the more time I spend in that headspace the more I lose out on the present moment and life itself. And man, it took me a while to realize it but all that thinking and worrying, it wasn't productive and it didn't aid in any way. It sure felt like I was doing something smart and preparing for unforeseen problems that could happen though. But the reality is you'r either addressing issues and working on solving them or you're not. And if you're not, but you obsessively worry over it, you're just doing yourself harm by inviting unneeded stress and anxiety into your life.
INFP