{"id":13564,"date":"2023-12-26T20:00:19","date_gmt":"2023-12-26T20:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordoftheprincess.dreamhosters.com\/?p=13564"},"modified":"2024-05-06T19:52:45","modified_gmt":"2024-05-06T19:52:45","slug":"new-year-new-fears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordoftheprincess.dreamhosters.com\/?p=13564","title":{"rendered":"New Year, New Fears"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every year around this time I notice people becoming more anxious. All kinds of anxieties.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Clouded Minds<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Some people are all of a sudden feeling more lonely than at other times of the year; other people jump into \u201cI\u2019d better hurry otherwise this year is almost gone\u201d\u2026 and they make all kinds of irrational decisions. I see people quitting jobs and ending relationships that have been normal but under some sort of \u201choliday, end of the year stress\u201d.. people letting their minds get very clouded and as a result, they are making decisions that are not going to make them happy after that \u201choliday rush\u201d passes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This year, I see it even more than ever\u2026 In a different way than when we had COVID to deal with. During COVID more people felt helpless and hopeless and depressed, and they acted out of those feelings and emotions, but this year, people don\u2019t feel those same emotions.\u00a0This year is palpably different and almost as if it\u2019s on steroids.<\/span><\/p>\n

People\u2019s brains are fogged by a somewhat of a superficial \u201ceverything is ok\u201d mentality, but they feel more empty inside and also more desperate\u2026 You\u2019d think, how much more desperate one can feel after COVID. But I see now that it is happening. This is a very scary situation and the sadness in this is that people don\u2019t see it\u2026 they think they are in control and they are not\u2026 almost the opposite.<\/span><\/p>\n

It’s Not Happening to Me So It’s Not Affecting Me…But It Is!<\/strong><\/h2>\n

I must say that it\u2019s not people\u2019s fault\u2026 that those emotions are overwhelming people\u2026 look at everything that is happening in the world. Mass shootings, homelessness, women being prosecuted for abortions, the war in the Ukraine with hundreds of thousands of dead, the Hamas slaughter of October 7th, Israel leveling Gaza\u2026 Do you think it doesn\u2019t affect us all because it\u2019s \u201cnot in my home\u201d\u2026 \u201cin a country we don\u2019t like \u201c\u2026. or in a country we think \u201cdeserves\u201d all that? Guess what\u2026 this is what we think!!!! Only we think with our brains\u2026. And our brains are not always taking us to the correct place\u2026 as proof, see how many irrational decisions people make when they are sick, tired, alone, sad\u2026 you name it\u2026. Our brains of course affect us a lot\u2026. But our emotions and feelings are more important because no matter what you think, you need to take into consideration that we, humans, are all connected and interconnected in so many ways and we feel. We feel the pain. We feel the pain of a mother who just lost a son. We feel the pain of a child who lost his dad. Or the pain of a father whose daughter was just raped and killed! We feel it!!! Just simply feel it\u2026 even if we cannot recognize it for what it is.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

No matter who are you, the color of your skin, no matter if you are poor or rich\u2026 we all are connected. Our energy body is connected, but we are so ignorant sometimes that we think it\u2019s us who rule the world\u2026 and we don\u2019t\u2026 nature, energy, and everything else is affecting us and of course with everything that is happening in the world today, we feel bombarded and of course we feel desperate\u2026 Who would\u2019ve thought 10-20 years ago that we would be having so many wars \u2026 Or that we would racially and religiously be clashing like crazy\u2026\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s all sad\u2026 All beyond sad but unfortunately, it is inescapable\u2026 and producing our inner devastation.<\/span><\/p>\n

Holiday Spirit Comes Earlier Each Year<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Interestingly enough governments in some countries are also realizing that this year, and I don\u2019t know if you noticed or not, but everything that is or was related to the holidays has started earlier than usual\u2026 much earlier. So people would have at least some sort of holiday spirit going on for longer.<\/span><\/p>\n

Well, smart of the agencies that do this\u2026 truly\u2026 because it allows them to at least keep people\u2019s emotions from overflowing while stimulating the economy in a way\u2026 Well, I\u2019m not a political person and I\u2019m not going to write about politics but what I want you to do is to look at your life after reading this essay and ask yourself: \u201cHow have you felt for the last few weeks and why? What bothers you? What brings you calmness?\u00a0 or where do you need improvement in your life to become more happy and calmer?<\/span><\/p>\n

Take A Break<\/strong><\/h2>\n

I\u2019d strongly recommend that you spend a few days without social media or overbrowsing the internet\u2026 spend full<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cCleanse\u201d days and you\u2019ll see the difference. No news, no reading in the restroom, no \u201cbrowse before bedtime,\u201d no watching soap operas looking at someone\u2019s life\u2026 Focus on what\u2019s happening inside of you and if you feel like crying -cry.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you feel like smiling- smile. Be with yourself only and your family. It\u2019ll help you to revisit your own goals and desires and view things differently, and it will allow you to see things clearly. It\u2019s worth it!<\/span><\/p>\n

Trust me. You\u2019ll feel like you break free from this \u201cHoliday fever.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The world is a mess and it impacts us all. But if we can see what is happening and its subtle impact on each of us then we can wrap ourselves up in a sort of protection simply by acknowledging the outside influences rather than simply letting them affect us.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>