A Self-Created State
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A Self-Created State
“worry is a misuse of imagination”
Worry is a woeful misuse of the imagination.
Alex Mathers • Ten things you must do if you want to rediscover who you really are:
“Worry can become like a bad habit of the mind. The rule of neuroplasticity—that our brain keeps changing based on our repeated activity—says that whatever we do a lot we will get better at. So if we worry a lot, we will get really good at worrying.” In other words, once you start worrying about something, it can be hard to stop.
Emily Laurence • How to Be More Present
Whenever you worry, remember, you are deepening the cosmic delusion within you.
Paramahansa Yogananda • The Divine Romance: Collected Talks and Essays on Realizing God in Daily Life – Volume 2
Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow
The trouble is that this kind of worry is almost always distressing and uncomfortable, and sometimes it can even become obsessive, taking on a life of its own. Even more troublesome is that when we worry this way, our worries can act as autosuggestions. They can become significant, even dominant portions of our mental focus throughout the day, taki
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