Ahhhh - now you got me. Yes. I'm dealing with this right now. It's clear to me I need to release the anxious hold I have on goals in order to return to (or get to) a state of welcoming curiousity. I'm recently moved to a new town and not yet certain how new social connections and work opportunities (I teach violin/viola privately) will come about.
Some of the time, telling myself to "do the next concrete and necessary thing" helps me stay present.
But what I find is that if there is something (and there are usually a bunch of somethings in life) that is raising my levels of fear beyond a certain point, my entire organism goes somewhat off the rails in this realm of desired future outcomes. On the other hand, I'm also finding that if my fear level subsides enough, I'm much more able to regain stability in my outlook.
I appreciate the way you are thinking about and around this. I have to be careful not to get too much in my head about understanding the underlying mechanism because it exacerbates my sense of fear. Haven't yet listened to the Hicks, but will do so soon - thank you!!
Ahhhh - now you got me. Yes. I'm dealing with this right now. It's clear to me I need to release the anxious hold I have on goals in order to return to (or get to) a state of welcoming curiousity. I'm recently moved to a new town and not yet certain how new social connections and work opportunities (I teach violin/viola privately) will come about.
Some of the time, telling myself to "do the next concrete and necessary thing" helps me stay present.
But what I find is that if there is something (and there are usually a bunch of somethings in life) that is raising my levels of fear beyond a certain point, my entire organism goes somewhat off the rails in this realm of desired future outcomes. On the other hand, I'm also finding that if my fear level subsides enough, I'm much more able to regain stability in my outlook.
I appreciate the way you are thinking about and around this. I have to be careful not to get too much in my head about understanding the underlying mechanism because it exacerbates my sense of fear. Haven't yet listened to the Hicks, but will do so soon - thank you!!