Is The Story You Are Telling Yourself Causing Greater Stress? Just For Today Do Not Worry
October 10, 2019 by Lisa Guyman
Filed under Newsletter
Thoughts can Bring you Stress or Peace and through the Principles of Reiki you can Experience Greater Happiness . . .
What if you could never worry again?
What would that be like?
Take a moment, right now, if you can, to imagine how you would feel if you released all worry.
Worry is essentially a fearful story you are telling yourself. Byron Katie would say “stop scaring yourself. ”
For me, as I imagine being free from worry, I feel a sense of greater peace coming over me, a sense of lightheartedness, leaving behind a sense of time-pressure, overwhelm and negative what ifs.
It’s not realistic to expect ourselves to never worry again, but with awareness we can catch ourselves when we are in the midst of worry and ask “how is this serving me?” and refocus our minds on something else.
“Just for today, do not worry” is the one of the five principles of Reiki established by the founder of Reiki, Mikao Usui.
Wishing you a day filled with present moment awareness, gratitude and love!
Lisa
Nearly ALL of our stress, fear, anxiety is future-based. When we move our awareness into the now we move into a place of presence and power, which is much better energy for fueling our goals, vision and productive daily actions and thoughts!
These aren’t truly affirmations. In my mind, they are designed to create contemplation and interrupt our habitual thought patterns. Through the principles we can into a more powerful place in our consciousness. I’ve modified some of the Reiki principles. And you’ll find many different versions online.
- Just for Today I choose to be free of worry.
- Just for Today I choose to be free of Anger or Impatience.
- Today I choose to be grateful.
- Today I choose to be kind and compassionate toward myself and all others.
- Today I choose to work and live in integrity.