Advice from a mother to her anxiety-ridden and sleep-deprived daughter:
Don’t worry about all of the darkness in the world. Just light your own candle and move ahead.
February 25, 2022
Beautifully Said
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wow. Yes!
thank you for sharing it. XO
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Good advice!!
It’s nice to be reminded in these scary times.
Better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.” We are not here to curse the darkness, but to light the candle that can guide us thru that darkness to a safe and sane future.
~Chinese proverb
I thought of the first quote, but I’m not at all sure our candles can guide us to a safe and sane future. 😀 Just do the best we can, play our part well.
That is good advice and you’re right, it’s beautifully said.
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That is great advice.
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Amen to this quote and to Hootin Annies also
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Lovely! If only it were they easy to turn off the worry…
Commitment and practice. 🙂
I love that quote. Thank you for sharing it.
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That’s one good response to anxiety. Another is to recognise all the many many initiatives that are going on to solve the world’s problems. Another is to say, I’m not responsible for all this darkness, so why should I worry about it?
We have a lot of choices. 🙂
I came to that realization a few weeks ago…all the experts, be it a proper or I know best types…we’re not in the page as me.
It was quite fast the relief, but still a way to go…”moving on”.
We have to figure out what works best for us. Sometimes it’s a big job.
I don’t find that comforting.
Hypocritical of me because I’m currently to insulate myself from all the darkness in this world.
Instead I’d like to be reminded that worrying won’t change a thing. It will only use up time that could be spent in a better way.
Or. maybe…. Ignore the darkness, sleep and be rested so that you can wake up and light your candle to burn that darkness down.
“…worrying won’t change a thing. It will only use up time that could be spent in a better way.” That’s basically what the quote is trying to say, I think. Don’t waste time worrying, figure out something constructive to do and focus on that. My version is “The quality of our lives depends on how we focus our energy and our attention.”