I often get caught up with overthinking. I analyse and try to come up with every single possible outcome. I claim that it's the logical approach and that critical thinking is a great skill to have. But in all reality, I don't like to take risks and I'm often anxious and afraid. My natural predisposition is to oppose change and question everything I do.
Recently, I've gotten really caught up in overthinking once again. As I'm telling Ro about it, he looks at me with a shocked expression, Woah, slow down, Jam. You've gone way ahead of yourself. And then I suddenly stopped, You're absolutely right. And then I remembered the quote from Alice in Wonderland, where Alice meets the Cheshire Cat and asks for directions.
"Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?"
"That depends a good deal on where you want to get to," said the Cat.
"I don't much care where — " said Alice.
"Then it doesn't matter which way you go," said the Cat.
" — so long as I get somewhere," Alice added as an explanation.
"Oh, you're sure to do that," said the Cat, "if you only walk long enough."
Ro smiles, You're still figuring out what you want. Do that. But in the meantime, slow down. Try live in the present. Taking a deep breath, I nod. Thank you for the reminder. I needed that.
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