How often do you consider or question the benefits of worrying? Here are a few related posts you may have missed.
“Worry compounds the futility of being trapped on a dead-end street. Thinking opens up new avenues.”
“Worry is just imagination used in an unproductive way.”
“I have lived a long life and had many troubles, most of which never happened.”
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Worry has a sneaky way of turning tiny problems into towering obstacles.
When we fixate on small issues, our minds often blow them out of proportion, casting long shadows that darken our perspective.
A minor mistake at work or a brief misunderstanding with a friend can feel overwhelming, simply because worry magnifies them.
This mental distortion drains our energy and clouds our judgment, making constructive solutions harder to find.
EXERCISE:
Consider setting aside “worry time” by scheduling specific times to process your concerns to prevent them from taking over your day.
Try including a friend, colleague, or coach in these sessions to gain greater perspective and better solutions to help you move past or work through your worries.
How often do you consider or question the benefits of worrying? Here are a few related posts you may have missed.
“As a cure for worrying, work is better than whiskey.”
“Worry is a misuse of the imagination.”
“Worry is like a rocking chair: It gives you something to do but never gets you anywhere.”
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Over the past several weeks I’ve become increasingly aware and sensitive to the worries, complaints, and repeating gossip in the people around me. I am sure I must participate at some level, but I can’t stop wishing others would cease and desist with these ever-looping, dead-end conversations.
I wish I had a magic wand to shift other’s perspectives to open up new avenues to more empowering and productive paths in their discussions.
What are some of your best approaches when you and others in your communities are trapped on the dead-end streets of worry? What can you do to open yourself and others up to new avenues of thinking?
What are the benefits you get from worrying? Here are three worry-related posts you may have missed.
“A day of worry is more exhausting than a week of work.”
“Worry is interest on money never borrowed.”
“Worry is just imagination used in an unproductive way.”
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These days, many people have been pulled to the dark side of imagination. Instead of using our wonderful imagination for creative and positive purposes, we easily slip into worry.
Imagine you are a special kind of meteorologist. You can easily report on inclement weather and potential storms, but you can also change the forecast to sunnier skies with your power of positive intentions and optimism.
Where is your imagination causing you to worry about future events in unproductive ways?
How can and will you bring greater creativity and a positive bias to your thinking when you notice the clouds of worry headed your way?
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Walter Hagen was considered by many to be golf’s greatest showman. People referred to him as a flamboyant, princely, romantic fellow who captivated fellow players and the public with sheer panache.
He was the most colorful golfer of his time, but Sir Walter also had the game to back it up. He won 11 major titles and was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame for many other achievements.
His coaching in today’s quote is good council for golf as well as life. Patience, a positive attitude, and enjoying every moment as we travel the fairways of life can lead us all to greater success and happiness.
Where in your personal or professional life would a don’t hurry, don’t worry approach serve you best?
Taking note of the flowers you see and smell along the way will be a wonderful bonus.
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Imagine you had a financial crisis. Instead of asking family or friends for assistance, you found a local loan shark, and borrowed money at a crazy interest rate that compounded daily until the debt was repaid.
Unfortunately, the intention to repay the loan quickly was overtaken by other life events, and the debt and your level of worry and fear continued to grow.
Hopefully, you are only aware of such events from movies or TV shows, but we can all feel the tension and relate to these character’s predicaments.
Where in your life are you currently worried about the interest on a loan you never borrowed? Consider looking up Emotional Freedom Technique or tapping to see if these easy methods of self-soothing might help.
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Many of us become a bit more reflective this time of year.
Where do you have regrets and feel sorry about the opportunities you saw but did not pursue?
What current matters or present challenges are the greatest cause of worry and concern that need your best efforts?
On what aspects of life have you given up, feel down in the dumps, or maybe even a bit of despair?
How would looking up with a more heart-centered and faithful perspective lead you and those you love to a happier, more richly rewarding new year?
What strategies and methods can and will you use to keep looking up in faith all year long?
Have you ever questioned the benefit you get from worrying? Here are three worry-related posts you may have missed. Click the links for the full message.
“I have lived a long life and had many troubles, most of which never happened.”
“Worry is a misuse of the imagination.”
“Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow.”