Dear dagnytaggart:

Your parents tell you that if you want to “reach the heights you want” then you have to do the work.

I think you have the right idea when you wrote: “I feel like I should stop aiming for the sky or the stars or whatever and just be.”

It is their/ your Ambitions (the title of your thread) that is causing you anxiety (ongoing, excess fear) which in turns sends your brain into an over-drive of ongoing, trivial thinking.

To be calm you need to feel your feet on the ground. I don’t think it is such a good idea to aim at the sky and reach the heights of the stars- what does it even mean…?

Just be. Take it easy. Redefine your ambition.

anita