Recently someone wrote to share a stressful thought she has that I’ve heard before, in every variation possible.
I’m afraid I will fail. I already failed many times. I can’t seem to succeed. I will regret the outcome, later, in the future because it won’t be a success.
Being a human being, you’ve probably noticed a thought pattern like this, as your mind watches the memory of what you’ve been like, and then imagines what’s possible for you in the future, based on what you’ve been like so far.
That same mind will compare the failing you, to the possibly successful you, and see a gap.
Then it will say to you…..yep. See!
Something’s missing. You’re obviously not capable of doing this on your own. You need help.
A LOT of help.
Notice how stressful this is, to think you can’t do it, you won’t make it, you’ll not succeed, you can’t get there, you’ve screwed up many times already and failed over and over again.
Super stressful, discouraging, frightening, sad.
Here I share a little mantra I learned that made a big difference for me, a way to interrupt the pattern of reaching for unneeded food (or uncomfortable thoughts).
Peace,
Grace