Tag: Anxiety

We Often Suffer More In Our Imagination Than In Reality

We tend to catastrophize and imagine the worst possible outcome when we are faced with a challenge or difficulty. This can lead to a great deal of anxiety and fear, even if the actual outcome is not as bad as we had feared.

Seneca’s quote reminds us that it is important to focus on the present moment and to avoid dwelling on the future. When we do this, we can often see that the things we are afraid of are not as bad as we had imagined.

Here are some tips for dealing with fear and anxiety:

Practice mindfulness. Mindfulness is the practice of paying attention to the present moment without judgment. When you are feeling anxious, take a few minutes to focus on your breath and your surroundings. This can help you to ground yourself and to feel less overwhelmed.


Challenge your thoughts. When you are feeling afraid, ask yourself if your thoughts are based on reality or on your imagination. Are you really going to be crushed by this challenge? Or are you just catastrophizing?


Take action. Sometimes, the best way to deal with fear is to take action. If you are afraid of public speaking, for example, you could start by giving a small speech to a friend or family member. As you gain more experience, your fear will start to diminish.

Remember, you are not alone in your fear. Everyone experiences fear from time to time. But by following these tips, you can learn to manage your fear and to live a more fulfilling life.

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I hope this message is helpful.

Anxious, To Be Or Not To Be….

Mt. 6:31 – Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Where withal shall we be clothed?

Matthew, when writing this, recorded Jesus’s words at his Sermon on the Mount to his followers.

When feeling a controllable form of anxiety, we may have an excessive worry about the future, about things that may or may not happen. It is good to have some worry so that we may have a plan for the just in case, but when it goes beyond that to overtaking our mind, then we should take a moment. Normal concern is having an emergency savings for when extra costs come up or when work has to lay off workers due to the company closing a cashflow negative location or location change of a facility altogether as the case is sometimes. Preparing for such helps relieve stress on the mind and body. But continuing to worry about what hasn’t happened, even when prepared, brings down joy and happiness to you and those in your circle. Even in negative situations, there’s always a positive aspect, related or not, to be gleaned from what we’re going through.

Luke 10:41 shows how Jesus tried to help Martha not worry so much about what was going on, to just enjoy the moment that was happening. Luke 12: 29 – 31 helps us to see that as children of God, when we continue follow and seek His kingdom and Him, He will provide all that we need and more. As our spiritual Father, how could He not?

The promises made by Jehovah are given in love as we rely on Him as provider of all good things to His children and servants. My prayer is that I become more reliant on Jehovah as my provider, to know that as my heavenly Father, He will continue to give according to what my needs are, and that I will receive an overflow. Becoming more reliant on Him for my daily needs will prove to be more beneficial as I continue to grow, follow, and rely on Him in the footsteps of Jesus.