Obsessing and Overthinking

When we obsess, we mentally stir up a pot of worry, anxiety, fear, and angst. Overthinking problems doesn’t give us a reasonable perspective, it turns us into hamsters, mindlessly repeating the same sentences and scenarios until we’re worked into a near frenzy. Our thinking created the agitation. The way out is through our feelings. Mentally scan the body and notice the sensations. When we do it without energizing or reacting, it brings us back to a state where we can most effectively respond to life with…

Balance.