A Book

I just read a book given to me by a very good friend.  One thing in it said, to the effect that, it's not so much what happens to us on the outside but what happens to us on the inside.  That really got my attention. Have you ever had so much on your mind that the future got closer and closer to you that without even getting to those bridges you were crossing them already?!

The "what if's" creep in, doomsday thoughts...you name it. And, who knows what might happen in the meantime, it may not be the scenario in real time at all! It's at times like this that I need to hold myself by the tail and stop this kind of thinking and catastrophizing. 

Taking stock of what's right here and now helps.  Being grateful helps. Living in the present helps. Praying helps. It even helps to call a good friend especially in the wee hours of the night when a panic attack hits out of the blue.  If there isn't a good friend who is up at that hour, it just might help to get up, turn all the lights on and realize the nightmare is over, that reality is right here and now.

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 Yes, our reaction and what goes on inside of us can tip us nearly over but there are things each of us can do to get back to center. Lots can go on outside of us but what can each of us do to keep our insides in good company?  I'll read that book again:  "The boy, the mole, the fox and the horse" by Charlie Mackesy. Excellent!