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Sixteen sentences that will make you less uptight than 98% of people
I used to be super uptight and take things far too seriously.
It only brought me headaches, lost friendships, and a sense that life was running away.
Many people live in constant tension like a spider’s about to jump out from a curtain to devour their hair. But there’s a simpler way to move through life.
By seeing yourself, others and the world a little differently, you can dissolve uptightness, care less about what others think or say, and be healthier and happier:
Here are some ideas to help you transform your experience:
By understanding that all that we feel comes from our thoughts, moment by moment, anxiety dissolves.
Tightening up never puts you in control; it only destroys your creative spirit.
Worrying is a woeful misuse of your imagination.
When you see that you’re living in the feeling of your thinking, not your situation, a weight lifts.
No other human being has the power to reduce your self-worth because you can’t diminish that which is a mind-created idea.