Guest guest Posted March 28, 2001 Report Share Posted March 28, 2001 I have learned through reading through my old journals that I am a worrier. Please share with me any experience you all have about dealing with this. Is worry a first chakra issue? I am seeing the differnce between contemplation and just wasting energy worrying and would like to address this for myself. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 28, 2001 Report Share Posted March 28, 2001 Great question!!! Im reading this little pocket book about Enneagrams. An old Sifu explanation about our personality types. Im mostly the tragic romantic, sounds worse than it is, and one of the traits is you ALWAYS see the glass as half empty instead of half full.....Im also reading Simple Abundance by Sarah Ban Breathnach, as seen on Oprah, and she talks about gratitude. If you write down 5 things per day that you are grateful for, then over a period of time your whole focus shifts to abundance and not lack. Worry is the what ifs in the negative.... Kate At 03:09 PM 3/28/01 +0000, you wrote: >I have learned through reading through my old journals that I am a >worrier. Please share with me any experience you all have about >dealing with this. Is worry a first chakra issue? I am seeing the >differnce between contemplation and just wasting energy worrying and >would like to address this for myself. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 28, 2001 Report Share Posted March 28, 2001 >I have learned through reading through my old journals that I am a >worrier. Please share with me any experience you all have about >dealing with this. Is worry a first chakra issue? I am seeing the >differnce between contemplation and just wasting energy worrying and >would like to address this for myself. Any ideas? I do believe worry is a 1st chakra issue, as it is VERY basic to all humanity. The problem with worry is that is is non-productive, at the very least, and anti-productive at it's worst. When you spend your time worrying about things that never happen, or that you have no control over, you waste energy that could have been put to positive use in your life. The most basic thing about worry is that it is promoted by fear, which in and of itself is unfounded. We do not worry about things that we KNOW are going to happen, or about things that we can change...if we have the power to change something, we make efforts to do just that, and we don't worry about it. But, we worry about the " what if's " , and generally the NEGATIVE ones. I'm not likely to dwell on and fret about " what if I win a million dollars " ...LOL. Almost all religious text state that worry is a wasted, unproductive energy, for the Universe will provide all we need at all times. Our issue is that we rely too much on ourselves and do not trust the Universe enough to let go of the issue...and so we worry, as if that will help us. I suppose it takes time and trust to allow the Universe to take those things which we worry about. I used to be a worrier also, and one thing I did to stop worrying is to visualize a box where I would put all my worries, and then give it over to God/Higher Power/Higher Self/the Universe. I would let go of them, realizing that I couldn't do anything about them anyway, and worrying was only making me miserable. And if I took the worries back, I'd go through the process again until I actually had let go of the worry. The difference between contemplation and worry is quite significant, I think. Usually when we contemplate something it is because we have some power to change it. For example, I may contemplate my lack of money in order to determine a way to bring in more money to supplement my lack. I may be concerned about the lack of money, but not worried. But, when I have done all I can to change the situation and it has not changed, and I can not change it, then worry begins, because as humans we think we need to do SOMETHING...we can't just let go of it and admit that we can't do anything about it, and that the Universe is going to have to intervene in this situation. You see? I could go on about this subject, because as a former worrier I know how freeing it is to be released of that...but, I think I've got my point made. ) Blessings, Mina, Reiki Master -- Mina Smolinski Black Cat Systems - software for the Macintosh http://www.blackcatsystems.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 28, 2001 Report Share Posted March 28, 2001 On Wed, 28 Mar 2001, Mina Smolinski wrote: I'm > not likely to dwell on and fret about " what if I win a million > dollars " ...LOL. How TRUE! The way you have put it is perfect! The guy I mentioned in my previous post, Robert, is a perfect example of contrary thinking. He wants to manifest a lottery win and talks at length as to " how " to go about doing it. Immediately he will go on to say how such a manifestation would be no end of problems, beginning with the fact that most of the money would go to taxes... Our issue is that we rely too much on ourselves > and do not trust the Universe enough to let go of the issue...and so > we worry, as if that will help us. The universe will always give us what we " ask " for, so as the Hawaiians say--be careful whay you ask for, you might get it. > But, when I have done all I can to change the situation > and it has not changed, and I can not change it, then worry begins, > because as humans we think we need to do SOMETHING...we can't just > let go of it and admit that we can't do anything about it, and that > the Universe is going to have to intervene in this situation. You > see? > It is so easy to ge stuck on the worry merry-go-round. For me it has a lot to do with the things programmed in from the old catholic upbringing. Especially money issues. I'm exploring the use of EFT in clearing out some of the blockages to prosperity, like that little thought in the back of my mind from Sister Mary whoever that somehow rich people are bad in some way. > I could go on about this subject, because as a former worrier I know > how freeing it is to be released of that...but, I think I've got my > point made. ) Good for you, I'm not quite there as yet. Stef Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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