Are anxiety and worrying normal?

 When you are going through a phase where you are waiting for an outcome of some action you have taken, are anxiety and worrying normal? Are they part and parcel of this phase?

For instance, if you have given an interview and are waiting for the outcome, is constantly checking the mobile phone or your email account acceptable? Or alternatively, you should adopt a stoic's attitude and keep a calm mind and leave the outcome to God? Do your best and leave unto God the rest. Easier said than done.

Typically we are anxious and worried, but the right attitude to adopt is the stoic's attitude and not be flustered by ups and downs. This ensures good health. A calm mind gives you worry-free sleep and happiness and whatever the outcome of your action you take it in your stride.

So though you may feel worried and anxious, try to keep a calm mind and leave the outcome to God. That is the ideal attitude to adopt. 

The Ups and Downs of Life

 Life is so quirky, sometimes it takes an uphill swing and sometimes a downhill swing. While we are enjoying the joys of the uphill swing, we completely forget what will happen when life will take a downward swing. But, when the downward swing actually hits us we realize that it is time to introspect. Think about all the little mistakes we made that caused the downfall. 

How important are both the phases of life and should we take these little moments seriously? Uphill swing or downward swing, how does it matter? They are but moments of life and life should not be taken too seriously as nobody is going to get out of it alive.

So are these introspections a waste of time? Or they are a way of trying to give some meaning to life while we are sojourning it. I think this should be it. Give meaning to life while we are going through it. It makes it more joyful, satisfying. 

For the satisfaction of the inner self, we must introspect, try to correct our little mistakes, try to do better, make sure we don't repeat our mistakes and thus live a more satisfying and fruitful life. Life is short and though we won't be remembered eternally after we are gone while we are here we should try to give greater meaning to life. 

So introspect everytime you are on a downhill swing and try to learn from your mistakes.