Over the last few years, I have noticed an interesting thing about worry.
There have been many instances in my life in which I had to attend an event or social gathering that I wasn't really in the mood for. I'd wake up on that particular day and start worrying about how my appearance would be, what I'd talk about, what others would think about me.
As the event slowly approached, I'd start to worry even more and for the whole day leading up to the event, it would consume my thoughts. All those worrying thoughts eventually led to nervousness and for the whole day, I'd just feel downright uncomfortable.
And what would end up happening?
I'd end up not having a good time. All those thoughts would keep me on guard for the whole event/dinner/gathering that I just couldn't concentrate on anything else other than those worrying thoughts.
Even if the event went smoothly, I'd still end the night with the thought that it didn't go as well as planned. It was almost as if all my worries came into fruition.
The same thing happens if I worried about forgetting something. There have been times where we've prepared for a dinner party or a picnic with friends and I was constantly worried that I'd forget something. I'd go over our plans many times and recited the list of items I needed, but I still worried that I'd forget to bring something.
And wouldn't you know it...there was always something that was forgotten (often times it would be the most obvious of items like bringing utensils to a picnic).
So here's the strange thing : whenever there has been an event I had to attend that I dreaded and I didn't spend any time worrying about it, I'd end up having a fantastic time!
You know what you can do to get over your concerns about attending something you're not looking forward to?
Recently I started telling myself that I was going to have a fun time and even though I didn't feel like attending the function at all, I'd end up having the time of my life!
I guess it really goes to show you the power of the mind and how much of an impact your mindset can have on your life.
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