How often do you find yourself focusing on uncertainty and worrying about things that haven’t yet happened?

I’m specifically asking about uncertainty, because the only things you can be certain about are physical, tangible objects. Everything else, as the Buddhists say, is just an illusion.

Uncertainty is only as heavy or worrying as the importance or weight you give to it. This might sound hard to believe, and your inner disagreeable monster might be challenging me right now, and that’s okay, because whether you agree or not, it’s still true.

When you find yourself stressed or worried about uncertain situations train yourself to realize that your concern is only in your head and has not yet manifested into reality. And that you have the power to re-evaluate your perspective on any situation, especially those that haven’t occurred yet. Alleviating concern about the future is not a license or does not give you freedom from planning and thinking about it, in fact, the sooner you can clear your head from worrying, the sooner you can use your mental capacity to generate ideas and plans to deal with situations that you think might arise.

So the next time you find yourself overly concerned or indulging in worrying about an uncertain future, remind yourself that is hasn’t happened yet, and might never do so. Remind yourself that it’s all a movie playing out in your head and you’re not required to watch it and can hit pause or stop whenever you want. Save yourself from thinking about all that hasn’t happened, and bring yourself back to what’s happening right now.

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