#guide to the galaxy

Essential reading material when traveling

A bad grade, a guy who told you you’re ugly, a small mistake, a broken iPhone, a coffee stain on you’re favorite shirt…Is that something that’s going to affect your life in 2 or 10 or 20 years? No? (And I know quite for sure that in 80% of the cases the answer is NO).

Then DON’T WORRY ABOUT IT. If it’s in the past, then leave it in the past. It’s gone, it’s not happening right now, you survived it, whatever it is. We often worry and stress about things that in a few weeks or months won’t even remember, so yes, maybe you had a terrible day and you feel sad or humiliated or stupid but just focus on all the bad things that happened in the past and you don’t think about anymore.

I know what it means to struggle with anxiety but PLEASE, don’t ruin your day and your mood thinking over and over again about small setbacks. Sometimes our brain transforms small, meaningless inconveniences in calamities or tragedies, but don’t surrender to this mindset. 

Project yourself in the future, when you’ll no longer remember about that or at least when it won’t seem so important. 

 - from-the-depths