Taking mental breaks from anxiety and stress is critical. Everything that is important seems like it demands attention right now. In addition, at the first sign of anything going wrong we can instinctively go into fear. This is the first step before going into anxiety, burnout and having panic attacks. The feelings of inadequacy, unworthiness, and desperation can just add more fuel to the fear and anxiety. In these times we need to remember that we can only do one thing at a time. The real truth is the only thing that is actually real is what is in front of us in the moment. This reminder will defuse the fear and ensure you live everyday to its fullest. It takes discipline and perseverance to overcome our defects of character.
Stress worry and anxiety simply come from thinking negative things about the future. This fear and insecurity comes from thinking about things we don't want to happen to us. If we intensely focus on the moment we will find peace and freedom. In order to over come our defects of character and get to a higher level of spiritual awawreness with other people it takes a lot of hard work. However, as a result of our discipline and effort stress worry and anxiety become short lived and no longer control our lives. Working on staying in the moment takes a lot of discipline however, the peace and freedom you get from it make the effort and hard work worth it.
