Don’t waste precious time worrying about what’s beyond your control or hasn’t—and may never—come to pass.

Use your energy on the reality before you, focusing on what’s real and essential.

Let go of the ‘what ifs’ noise and center on the now. When we worry about what hasn’t happened, we live through it repeatedly. It’s wiser to experience it just once if it does come to pass rather than reliving it unnecessarily beforehand. Most of what we fear never actually happens. And for the challenges that arise, the peace you cultivate today will likely help you face them when the time comes.

Our fears often amplify in our minds, yet they hold no real power unless we allow them to.

Emotions are valuable signals, offering insight into our inner selves; however, we must be careful not to let them warp our perspective.

When unchecked, they can distort our reality, creating imaginary issues or inflating real ones beyond proportion. Many of our worries are products of our minds, and a new one emerges when one set fades. It’s as if we’re unwilling to allow ourselves complete contentment, constantly feeling there must be something to fix or fret over before we can truly feel at peace. We often treat contentment as a distant goal we’ll reach someday.

True contentment isn’t in the future; it’s here in the present.

Peace will only come when we’re ready to welcome it into this moment, right here and now.