"The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today"
It can be hard not to worry about tomorrow. With how busy our lives can be, we find ourselves constantly making plans for the future. Whether it’s simply going to get a haircut in a day or graduating in a year, sometimes we are forced to plan ahead. Doing so can be daunting.
We spend too much of our time, focusing on our future, meticulously planning it to the last detail and sacrificing the present moment for some illusory sense of happiness. Instead of appreciating our present, we’re too busy slaving away for that next internship to make our CV look good, or for a pay rise to afford that Europe trip that is always hovering tantalisingly on the horizon or we’re simply saving up for retirement.
While concentrating on just getting through one day at a time isn’t always easy, it’s often what is best for us. Though worry has a way of making us feel it’s necessary, that’s often far from the truth. In fact, expecting the worse and growing too anxious about the future, can be dangerous.
Under the pretext of chasing our dreams, we destroy ourselves by neglecting our mental and physical needs and striving for happiness as a reward for our hard work.
We need to try to find a balance when it comes to focusing on things to come. It’s perfectly okay, and normal, to map out the steps that we will take to achieve our goals. What isn’t normal or good for us is to consume ourselves with worry. Next time you find yourself thinking about what is yet to happen, make sure that your thoughts are positive and helpful.
We have to deal with depression, stress-disorders and the mountain pressure of deadlines. Not only does such an attitude take an immense toll on our health but also affects our relationships with friends and family, as we fail to make time for those who truly matter. We fail to realise that by focusing too much on the future, we completely miss the beautiful present moment which is all we’ll ever have.
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