The funny thing about worrying is that it is completely useless, and yet we do it all the time. In fact I think we are convinced that if we don't worry about something or someone, we aren't really doing our job. If we don't worry about our kids or our friends or family, then does that mean we don't care about them? If we don't worry about our future, does that mean we won't have one to go to? There is a quote written on the chalkboard of a coffee shop I like to go to: "Worrying is a waste of the imagination!" It makes me smile every time, because it is so true. If we could imagine anything for ourselves, our planet, our loved ones, wouldn't we want to imagine positive outcomes?
I also love Mark Twain's observation when he said, "I have been through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened." How many times have I worst case scenario'd something right down to the dramatic music playing, only to have the tragedy averted and all be well moments later?!
And then there are the ever wise words of the Dalai Lama, "If a problem is fixable, then there is no need to worry. If it's not fixable, then there is no help in worrying. There is no benefit in worrying whatsoever."
And lastly, if we could just trust this...
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