Learn to know what to stop.
Learn to know what to start.
Learn to know what to continue and sustain.
Every now and then, I reflect on this quote I got from a homily.
What are the things I really need to stop? Procrastination, idleness and worrying. So far, I am making progress with the worrying part. I don't worry anymore about my health as much as I did before. I guess I have in some sense, got over hypochondria, not entirely though, but I notice that I do not make a lot of issue when I feel something weird going on inside my body. I'm not thinking of terminal illnesses when my stomach aches, when I have angina, when my leg cramps or when my head throb. I don't jump at the chance of going to the hospital and have my health checked just to be sure I don't have those things that I fear. I totally stopped thinking those negative thoughts.
How? I guess I got to the point that I grew tired of worrying too much. I mean, I don't get anywhere by doing so, it only heightens the sensations and aches physically and I'm just totally torturing myself. I have, in a sense, accepted that with life comes difficulties, and that no matter what, there will be solutions for whatever comes our way.
The things to start? I guess are opposite of those I would want to stop among other things. I want to start earning money, for one, and I want to start learning some things I need to get to the money part. I guess I have to resolve and act on submitting my papers for evaluation so that I can get to the learning part.
What to continue and sustain. Hmm, the positive things I've been doing with my life and with my family are some of the things I will continue. And sustain those that needs improvements. I'd rather keep to myself the improvements I wanted to make (shush, I'm still trying to identify which - maybe cooking?).
Through it all, I think the most important part of learning to do these things is the positive attitude. Optimism goes a long way, and optimism heightens the feeling of hope and motivates one to do more, be more and believe that anything is possible.