Thought for today: Every minute we spend worrying unnecessarily about our lives cheats us of this current moment. How can we stop that? When a new awareness comes to us, it is a “trigger event” that something needs to be looked at. Problems occur when we inadequately address the event – denying it, misinterpreting it, or overreacting to it. […]
Continue reading →Thought for today: A member shares about fear: “Fear and worry had real power over me. I would either obsess over past mistakes and injustices, or anticipate future losses. Everyone was out to get me. But the past never changes, and what I was afraid of rarely actually happened. It became apparent that I was […]
Continue reading →Thought for today: A member shares: “Being in severe debt is bound to stress a person. Creditors demanding repayment, in that deriding tone of voice they were trained to use. They can be rude and obnoxious, and they seem to love it when we argue, so they can deride us further. “It’s up to us […]
Continue reading →Thought for today: Everyone worries at times, but for many of us who lived through extreme debting, under earning and overspending, worry became a way of life. That low-grade anxiety seemed as if it would never leave. In the fog of worry we bounced checks, and forgot account balances. Obsessing over our debt, we lost […]
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