I’ve always been that person who worries about a lot of things. Actually, let me say I used to be that person because I’m way better now. I used to worry about so many things, overthink things, and just carry burdens that have nothing to do with me.
The sad part is how I would just blame myself for not knowing or doing better if whatever I wanted to do ended up not working out like I wanted. It was just so much work for me. I even wonder why I was doing that.
Anyway, something happened last year. I think it was in the middle of last year. So I wanted to undertake a particular project. I got everything that I needed, and in the end, I still couldn’t achieve the outcome that I wanted. I remember beating myself up for weeks. I punished myself unconsciously and even began losing weight.
I wish I could say I even starved myself, but that’s not true. Guys, no matter what happens to you in life, never starve yourself. Never reject food unless maybe you’ve lost your appetite. Because think of it: you are probably going through a lot, and you need the energy to keep going, so why starve?
As I was saying, I just punished myself, and by the time I was done, nothing happened. Beating myself up about the situation didn’t do anything for me. In fact, it felt like I had just wasted my time. I could have just rested and then continued the project, but that’s not what I did.
And so I learned that there’s nothing you can do about losing an opportunity or not getting what you want or something happening. This is actually something I learned from the Bible and it’s about how we shouldn’t be anxious about anything because it does nothing. And I agree. Being anxious about something is waste of time.
Tell me a time where worrying about something or being anxious about the thing did anything for you or even added a little progress to what you were doing. And so if you ever decide to be hard on yourself because of something you couldn’t do, just remember that it won’t add anything to your life. But you know what you can do? You can grab a bite of your favorite meal. At least that will give you energy to keep going.
And that right there, my friends, is one of the ways you can be kind to yourself. I know you people probably didn't expect me to end by talking about food. But then I knew nobody would probably even think of this, so I just had to do it. No matter what you are going through, just eat.
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