Finding Peace in an Anxious World

"The most important way life has changed is that our world is becoming more complex. The complexity of life is shifting faster, and no matter our age, these changes are easily seen. Yes, we can see examples with our parents and grandparents, and how things are different now as opposed to when they were growing up.

Changes are fast and often

Even now, if you’re younger, you’ve seen changes. They come quickly, and they come more often.

So many changes

There are so many examples. Change seems to be the new norm. Our world is changing fast. we’re here to find happiness. So, let’s take a deep breath, pause, and say, “OK, our world is changing, guaranteed, and it can create a lot of anxiety, stress, or worry.” But there are ways we can work against these anxieties and learn that we can find peace and happiness no matter what.

Do not resist change

The first thing that causes anxiety is fighting change. If we say, “I don’t want this change! Go away," we’re going to suffer. We’re going to be anxious or even mad because change is, in many ways, the new norm. We simply need to realize that change is part of life now. We need to learn to adapt. One of the best ways to adapt is to acknowledge the change in the world.

The key is making choices

The key to life in this situation is to realize that, yes, there are changes, and yes, we’re going to need to make choices. And then sometimes, life gives us no choice. So, how we make that only option go smoothly is by saying, “OK, I get it. I have no option but to move … to replace my car because my state is requiring me to get an electric car.” There are times in life when we don’t have many choices, and sometimes none. Then, sometimes, we have too many choices. But it’s about how we handle these choices.

Learn to focus on the present

We tend to get overwhelmed when we think too much about the future. We need to focus on what we should do today. We should ask, “What would make this moment go well?”

The larger decisions

In life, we sometimes must make bigger decisions. We do better by focusing on the present. And if we have bigger decisions to make, let’s do them one at a time, and wait until this is completely done. Then tackle the next task.

Work with change, not against it

When we stop resisting change and make one decision at a time, big or small, we will find that though we may be living in an anxious world, we are living well."

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Reflection:

Are you able to easily adapt to change?

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