Stop fighting the friction. 🌿 Rumi’s "Sandpaper" wisdom reveals why your anxiety and irritation are actually a process of refinement.br br Anxiety often feels like a constant, uncomfortable "rub" against our nervous system. Most of us spend our lives trying to avoid this discomfort, but 13th-century mystic Rumi asks a powerful question: “If you are irritated by every rub, how will your mirror be polished?”br br In the Sufi tradition, the heart is a mirror meant to reflect the Divine. Friction—in the form of stress, anxiety, or challenge—is the very thing that wears away the ego and polishes our inner selves until only the light remains.br br Today, instead of resisting the rub, try to trust the friction. It isn't breaking you; it's clearing you out.br br ✨ Subscribe to Sufi Discovery for ancient tools to navigate the modern world.br br #Rumi #Sufism #AnxietyRelief #Mindfulness #MentalResilience #InnerPeace #SufiDiscovery #RumiQuotes #AncientWisdom #SelfGrowth #SpiritualHealing #MeditationPracticebr br Our anxiety often feels like a constant rub, but as Rumi poems suggest, this friction can be the very thing that polishes our inner mirror. This perspective, deeply rooted in sufism and ancient wisdom, guides us to see anxiety not as a problem, but as a path to spiritual awakening and inner peace. Rumi quotes often remind us that the discomfort we feel can lead to profound growth.