20230921 Depression, Anxiety, Stress? Remember, These too Shall Pass

I'm a future oriented man, I see something coming and behave as if it is already here. For instance, I enjoy the anticipation of a vacation more than the actual vacation.

In late August I was looking past Labour Day to the boys' returns to school, and beginning to react emotionally as if they already had.

Having got myself caught in this situation, I used the experiences of a lifetime of borrowing tomorrow's troubles into today, I reminded myself of that Persian adage, "This too shall pass."

I knew I'd be distressed with the return to school, but I also know that those feelings will pass. So I focused on the present, and the good things happening, to try not to borrow future problems.

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