How To Worry Less And Enjoy More

If there’s one thing I have learned about life, it’s that it’s unpredictable. You can plan as much as you want, but you never know what the future will bring. Take it from a girl whose entire life changed in a literal second.

Often, carefully made plans are left to wither as life gets in the way. While certain things stay right on course, others are in a full-blown twister.

👉🏼I’ve said this before, and I’ll say it again: 𝙄𝒕 𝒊𝙨 𝙬𝒉𝙖𝒕 𝒊𝙩 𝙞𝒔.

I’ve also shared that I've spent a lot of my life suffering from anxiety. On my journey of self-discovery, I learned that most of that came from worrying about the future.

⭐️I came to understand that it’s important to plan for the future, but worrying about all of the ‘what ifs’ is a waste of time and energy.

𝗪𝗘 𝗛𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗡𝗢 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗥𝗢𝗟 𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗨𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗢𝗥 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗙𝗔𝗧𝗘.

No matter how much you want to plan and manage what will happen, there really is no way to do that. Life happens. Things change. All you can do is make plans and hope for the best.

⭐️A couple of other things I also learned in relation to this:

‼️𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗮𝘆 𝗻𝗼. It’s okay to set boundaries. It’s okay to tell someone you’d rather not be involved. It’s fine to say you’re not interested. It’s also okay to say you will do your best to be there, but there’s a chance you might not be up for it when the time comes. It’s cool just to say ‘no’ and leave it at that!

‼️Surround yourself with people who understand this.👆🏼 You don’t owe anyone an explanation. Giving one is up to you. People who make you feel bad about your decision probably aren’t worth your time anyway. Those who know you or appreciate that we are adults and sh*t happens sometimes will also understand. They might be disappointed, but they shouldn’t give you grief.

⭐️You can’t change your past. You can’t predict the future. You 𝗖𝗔𝗡 control what's in front of you right now. Focus on getting through today. Put your energy into being present.

Worrying about what 𝗠𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 happen won't change anything. All it’s going to do is make your life more stressful.

👉🏼And you know what they say: “Aint nobody got time for that.”

❓What are you doing to be more present? I’d love to know!

Enjoy your day,

Jess 💕

‼️PS - If you’d like to know more about taking life one day at a time, click here, and let’s chat!

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