Have you ever been into a pub or bar and seen this rather amusing sign?
I think I may have even worked behind a couple of bars where we had that on display, such is the ubiquity of the joke.
It's offering the thing that everybody has come for—beer—and saying that you can have it for free!
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When?
Tomorrow!
😋: Cool, I'll come back then.
You come back the next day… and the message is the same.
“There is free beer, for sure, we're not lying – it's tomorrow.
Come back and get it then, but make sure you read the sign, when you do.” 😂
A couple of days ago, I got you all thinking about whether or not there was any legitimate point to worry, which generated some discussion but we ended up mostly on the same page: agreeing that worry is pointless.
And it got me thinking, because there's a thing I do that's almost subconscious now, as a way of worrying less, in a way that doesn't freak the mind out too much and doesn't feel like denial.
When I spot the Giles Ego Construct 📦 getting all het up about something (as signified by a drop in my mood, and life seeming to be deadly serious/miserable/bleak all of a sudden), I'll thank it for its input, and give it no-holds-barred permission to worry as much as it likes… in a bit.
It's like a have a little sign, hanging there, in the back of my mind that says:
It's offering the thing that the mind wants to do—worry—and saying that it can have free rein to do as much of it as it likes!
🙌🏻 😩 🥳 🎉 🔜
When?
In a bit.
📦: Cool, I'll come back then.
You spot yourself worrying again, a little while later… and the message is the same.
“You can worry, for sure, I'm not lying – but a bit later.
Come back and do it then. But make sure you read the sign when you do.”
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Your mileage may vary—and it's dependent on you having made your peace with worry being utterly pointless—but give it a go, and report back your findings in the comments!
😘
Giles
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