Not worrying does not mean not acting on what worries you. It
means acting with focus but without worry.
Worry doesn’t solve anything. Least of all your problems.
Solutions to your problems can only be got when you attempt them. Many a time
though, you are caught up with your problems so much that you don’t see
solutions. You only keep worrying about being unable to solve them. And some
problems are so complex, so protracted in nature that you can’t solve them
immediately in any case. And definitely never by worrying! So, in such
situations, caught in the maze of your problems, your worry turns into a deep,
dark brooding and your Life is plunged into grief. It is not at all funny. Half
of humanity lives like that __ merely existing, often drowning in their sorrow
and suffering!
At such times, switching off from worrying can help. It turns your
attention to living __ from merely existing.
Yesterday, at the IPL cricket match in Chennai, Ian Bishop, the
expert commentator from Sony Max asked India and Chennai Super Kings (CSK)
Captain, M.S.Dhoni, how he handles the pressure of his job. Of leading his
country and his IPL team to success every single time. Dhoni replied in his
characteristic manner: ‘Well, it’s a high pressure job. Many people say they
try it. But I can claim that I have been successful at it. Which is, I have
developed this ability to switch on and switch off. When I finish a game, I
switch off from cricket. I then switch on when I come back to something
connected with cricket, a meeting, or a practice session or a game itself.”
This appears to be a good practice and one which seems to be working for Dhoni.
For he is truly both Captain Marvel and Captain Cool for Team India and Team
CSK just now!
I have learned this art too and over time have been successful
with it. I have designated periods of time daily that I invest in addressing
the worrisome, irksome, not-easy-to-solve issues of my Life. I switch on when I
need to focus on them. And I switch off from them when I have tried my bit for
the day and immediately switch the focus on another department of my Life that
requires my attention. This method, I realize, has helped me live in each
moment __ accepting it and enjoying it for what it is. This ensures that I don’t
worry or brood. Either I solve what’s staring me in the face or I turn my
attention to another aspect of my Life where I can be more productive.
Switching off and switching on at will, I live mindfully, at peace and in
bliss! This is the way I stay tuned to Life!
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