Internal Friction

Internal friction is essentially raising a tsunami in your heart without an opponent. You scare yourself with imagined crises, judge yourself by others' standards, and end up deeply wounded on a silent battlefield. But you forget, human energy is limited. When you spend all your strength on 'doubting yourself,' you have no energy left to embrace life. Stop internal friction and try to reconcile with yourself in these three ways: • Accept imperfection: If things get messed up, they get messed up. It just means the matter needs correction, not that you are a bad person. Allowing yourself to mess up occasionally is the beginning of letting yourself go. • Turn off others' scripts: Ninety percent of what you think 'how others see me' is your own fabrication. Everyone is busy; no one is scrutinizing your life with a magnifying glass. • Live in this present morning: Worrying about the future won't change tomorrow's outcome, it will only steal today's happiness. Bring your focus back to this very moment. Breathe, eat, and focus on doing the small things right in front of you. You are a flower with your own blooming season. You don't need to envy others' full bloom, nor doubt your roots because of a passing breeze. Starting today, learn to cut your losses promptly. When the negative voice in your mind speaks up again, take a deep breath and tell yourself internally: 'So what? It's no big deal.' Leave your love and energy for people and things that deserve them.