Worry

Worry pretends to be useful. It creeps in dressed like preparation, but it’s not. It’s a thief that takes you out of this moment and places you in a future that hasn’t even happened yet.

You start thinking, What if this goes wrong? What if I mess this up? What if it all falls apart?
And suddenly, you’re not present. You’re rehearsing a version of the future that’s built on fear, not reality.

Most of the things I’ve worried about didn’t happen.
And the ones that did? Worry didn’t help.
It didn’t make me stronger. It didn’t make the landing softer.
It just made the days leading up to it harder.

There’s a difference between planning and overthinking.
One moves you forward with clarity.
The other traps you in a loop of uncertainty.

If something happened in the past that created pain, worry doesn’t resolve it.
And if something hard might happen in the future, worry won’t prevent it.

What helps is grounding. Breathing.
Coming back to this moment, this breath, this choice.

There’s no point spending today’s peace on tomorrow’s maybe.

Let it go.

You’re still here.
You’re still standing.
You’re still moving forward.

That’s enough.