Every so often I remember something I did when I first got off drugs. In this instance I’m referring to things I did to get more in touch with the reality of being me. I made a point of noticing what was going on in my body and how that was connected to my brain and thinking.

One of the things I noticed was how much of a hurry I was in. This hurrying was happening in spite of the fact I had nothing to be in a hurry about. I noticed the same thing happening with worrying. I already knew that worry was a completely non-productive exercise. So why worry?

I’m on my way to the golf course because it’s my way of walking around outside. I find it hard to walk around without a goal. I wanted to set out this idea about watching ourselves closely as a way of improving our living conditions. We can waste a day hurrying and worrying. We can waste our whole lives hurrying and worrying.

Just notice it when it happens. That’s all. You might want to ask yourself – why am I going along with this? What good is being gained for myself and others? See what happens….