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I recently read about a potentially effective way to look at “worrying”…

(from The Worry Solution, by Dr. Martin Rossman )

to simply consider whether I CAN do something about a situation or problem…

and if I CAN, to create strategies to work on solving the problem

OR…

to realize when I really CAN’T change what I consider problematic…

that, perhaps, there’s nothing I can actually DO…

and then, to try to learn “acceptance”

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So…I tried to put that idea into a simple, visual format…

to help me keep that “conscious choice” in mind…

“yes, I might be able to do something”

or

“no, there’s probably nothing I can do”

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Sometimes there might be nothing I can do to change a situation…

(I like to “fix” things…and I love everyone to feel happy, harmonious and content…

so this is a difficult realization for me)

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But…

sometimes, there are, or at least MIGHT BE,

solutions to problems…

whether in myself, with other people, in situations, fixing house problems…

to brainstorm potentially effective strategies and steps for solving…

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And so…

noticing when I’m worrying…

stopping,

considering whether I CAN do anything about this “worry” or “concern”….

if not, to learn to accept…

if “yes,”…. to strategize and take steps toward a solution…

making better conscious choices

choices that might support more happiness in both others and myself…

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easy as that….

such simple choices…

I wonder why it seems so hard to do this in everyday life????

maybe it’s a matter of habit and practice?

okay…

practice time ahead…

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“can I do anything about this?”

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