Scheduling time to feel lonely and overwhelmed

Too much of my life has been wasted unfocused. Overwhelmed with creating a simple plan to execute my daily activities, I have lost precious time that I cannot get back. Often I feel lost, lonely, and anxious. 

This is something I mustn't ignore, for suppression can manifest into dis-ease.

I am scheduling time to feel lonely, to be confused about what to do, and to feel anxious. For these 20 minutes, I will let myself feel lost. I will allow the doubts and frustrations to surface—imagining, just for a moment, that I am alone in figuring everything out, that my dreams aren’t naturally unfolding, and that the Universe isn’t guiding me. I will sit with the discomfort of tasks I struggle with, like organizing my home, and explore my confusion without judgment. But once the 20 minutes are up, I will let it go and move forward with my day. 

This way, at all times of the day other than my prescribed time to feel lost, I will not entertain negative thoughts and unproductive habits. 

This will allow me to create a new habit. 

If I make myself a set time to feel all the negative emotions, it will allow me to compartmentalize it and not let it bleed into other critical times of day. The critical times for me are morning, when I am most awake and creative, and evening, when I need to wind myself down and go to sleep early. 

When I don't make a set time for negativity, my mornings feel uncertain and uncomfortable, like I'm supposed to be doing something that I can't quite figure out. My evenings, this is when my brain decides to clarify my objectives and at 10 pm all of a sudden I remember everything I needed to do. However, by this time, I should be in bed asleep.  

I hope this exercise becomes a habit that empowers me to reach my fullest potential. As I learn to trust myself, my reasoning, and my actions fully, I know this framework will serve as the structural foundation of my go-to system for progress and peace.