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You feel it creeping up on you like a bad dream. With one small thought, it starts in the pit of your stomach as a flutter and quickly builds momentum to debilitating fear. You can’t move. You can’t breathe. You’re caught in a trap, held hostage from your life …
Why do we worry? Why do we spend so much time thinking about the worst possible outcome of a situation, only to realize that our fears were completely unfounded? Why do we entertain those cursed “what ifs”?
- What if I get into a car accident?
- What if I lose my job?
- What if I lose my house?
- What if I get sick and can’t pay the bills?
- What if my husband/wife leaves me?
- What if I fail?
Less than 5% of what we worry about are things that we have control over. We certainly have no control over the “what ifs”. How could we - they haven’t happened yet!
Since we can choose to think and believe anything we want, why not choose to believe a “what if” outcome that makes you happy instead of worried? If this is a new concept to you, empower yourself by learning more about how your thoughts become things. There are many law of attraction, self-help and personal growth books that can help you form a new positive thinking habit.
