Conquering the “What Ifs” - Day 327 of 365 Days to a Better You
"What if" can be a very powerful mindset when it comes to creativity or looking to the future. However, the same mindset directed at the past can be highly destructive and paralyzing."What if I'd done this or said that?" "what if I'd avoided this or encouraged that?"These questions, beyond the benefit of learning for next time, are rabbit holes keeping you stuck in scenarios that you can't change. They waste time and mind space that are better spent dealing with now and manifesting the future.Here are a few ways to shake the chronic "what ifs."
- Shift from what if to what is and what can be.
- Understand that nothing is lost. The what ifs often show up when we think we've missed something or lost something. It's a powerful spiritual principle to understand that everything changes in our multiverse, but nothing is ever lost.
- Believe something better is up ahead. Whatever you believe you missed or lost back there, know that something even better lies ahead, if you'll only keep working.
- See the futility. Go down the what if road a few more times. Be conscious of how you feel and how unproductive it is. Get clear that there's nothing there for you in persisting with that mindset.
Finally, don't beat yourself up. We all do "what if" sometimes. The only way to make it worse is to pile on by being mad for going there. Accept that it happens and consciously move away from it as soon as you can.Just in case no one else has reminded you today, you're awesome!RayWebsite | YouTube | Facebook | Twitter | Support Us on PayPal