Lately, I’ve been trying something new when anxiety shows up. It’s been really helpful and I share about it on today’s podcast.
I remember hearing the late Dr. Wayne Dyer teaching about fear, and he said to try replacing fear with curiosity. Even though I heard that so long ago, I didn’t embrace it until VERY recently. And the results have been sooo cool.
Yesterday, I was using my GPS to find a place I’ve been wanting to visit. I was in a rush so I didn’t double check the map was taking me to my intended spot. I was in traffic so I couldn’t really make any adjustments to my phone so I just decided to go where it took me. (That’s not something I’d usually do.) I knew something was off because the directions were telling me to go left when I knew the location should be toward my right. I also could tell that the pin (or whatever it’s called) indicating my arrival was showing up way too soon. And I was p*ssed.
Then, I thought about my intention to be in a good mood, to “joyfully go through my day.” So I took a deep breath and decided to just go with it. I thought, “Yeah, this isn’t where I was planning to go, but what if it’s better? What if the Universe intervened, knowing something I don’t know?” I relaxed, made that left turn, saw that the place was the same kind of establishment, and found a parking space. I went in and it was exactly the kind of spot I really wanted. And I’m pretty sure that this place will cost less than the one I was try to visit, AND it’s closer to me so I it won’t be so inconvenient getting there and back.
I’m so glad I leaned in to the moment and decided to not remain angry about things going wrong. (BTW anger is a secondary emotion, and fear is often the emotion that came before it.) I am so grateful I shifted to curiosity because it worked out great. I plan to revisit the spot for real today and see if I like it. (See what I did there. I ignored the thought that said, “What if it just looked good, but it actually sucks?” And then decided that I can go for a longer time today and investigate.) I don’t have to do it perfectly. Yesterday’s decision to give this place a try doesn’t have to be my final decision. I can just “try it on” and see if it fits.
So glad I decided to share that story with you. I just gained an additional lesson! AND this is not the story I shared on the podcast so check it out so you can hear my story that goes with the image above.
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Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist
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