Originally Posted by
ItWillBeWorthIt 
It seems to me that a person needs to first deal with one priority and block out other things that you need to do or that bothers you?? To work towards taking life as it unfolds rather than worry about the future or ruminate about the past.
Originally Posted by
biminiblue Mindfulness and meditation are tools I use.
It is really empowering to learn to control what you choose to think about. Of course, some things have to be planned such as retirement etc. - but the gist of it is to observe the thoughts as they come and then if they are not useful in the moment, usher them out and replace them with positive thoughts of things over which I have some control, and which will increase and expand my life.
These are both very profound statements. I've noticed recently that I tend to dwell on negative things, focusing on how unhappy I am with something, rather than moving along and trying to improve things, or at least turning my attention to something which won't make me unhappy. I think that is one of the traits which cause people to medicate themselves.