Angst verbiage!

This is actually an angst tirade. So, if you are at your tethered end, it is hope that these words will rally your spirit up. Here goes: Why must we give in to negative thoughts that spook us in our sleep? Why must we run around in the day like a chicken without head, haunted by worries and anxiety? Why must we magnify trouble, give in to disastrous forecast, be tormented by hopelessness, and succumb to depression? And all this while, leaving a curmudgeon-like trail of antipathy, grouchiness, gloominess,  wretched silence, painful withdrawal, and a morose personality for our innocent loved ones to suffer in silence. Why should our loved ones have to endure our temperamental poop while others enjoy our temperamental perks? Why should we hurt those who love us most by taking them for granted, by pulling a long face to make sure they know we are depressed, and by making them the "scapegoat" of our anger and frustration? Why must the one who can make the biggest difference in our live be the one who has to endure our emotional leftovers; the remnants of our vibrancy and the residue of our creative joy - assuming there are any left for them when we come home jaded, disappointed and sullen? In this world plagued by negative and abusive thoughts,  taking a stand against them is a revolutionary act. So let's be revolutionary gatekeepers and valiant defenders of our thoughts so that we would not be held hostage by them and act them out at the expense of our loved ones. For every worry, take a stand. For every anxiety, take a stand. For every negative rumination, take stand. We are called to hold all unwholesome and depressing thoughts in captivity; but instead, we gave then wings and allowed them to fly in all directions like wild ravens darkening the landscape of our mind. It is no surprise sometimes that we are serving a prison sentence in the dungeon of self. Let me use a cliched analogy. Worry and anxiety are like fire. Kept under control, they form a warm glow to light our way. But allowed to run amok, they consume us, our thoughts, our action, our sanity! So, don't commit the sin of passivity. Be guarded. Be proactive. Take a stand. Take control. Why catastrophize every thoughts and condemn them to an ugly ending? Why is it so difficult to believe that our worry can very well take a turn for the better? Why can't we arrest our anxiety and nudge it towards confidence? When we worry, we think about the worse that could happen, we give trouble too much credit, we are biased towards chaos. Why can't we focus on the immediate solutions? Why can't we focus on those things that we have control and leave those we do not to whither and die. I encourage you to choose to think empowering thoughts. These are thoughts that recognize the problems as they are but they focus on the solution and springboard you to proactivity. Empowering thoughts do not make you the victim; it steels you up to be the overcomer. Empowering thoughts raise you above your worry and problem and make you see new landscapes so that you do not feel trapped, frozen and arrested. Choose empowering thoughts; choose to live victoriously. Life is worth living. It is worth fighting for! So, fight on with panache. And may you truly LIVE everyday of your life!

I once wrote a letter about "TEMPTATION" which I find interesting...how about giving it a go? (note the really screwed up true story in the letter).