"Worry is the guest we put up for the night who turns out to be a serial killer. The root of worry is our awareness - a false awareness it turns out - that we know how things ought to be." Fr. Harry Cronin, C.S.C.
Worry seems to be a habit of humans, to a more or less degree depending on the individual. Mark Twain wrote the amusing observation, "I have spent most of my time worrying about things that have never happened." Isn't that true if we are honest? That most of what we worry about does not - thankfully - come to pass? But, think of the time wasted in the worry. Worry, sadness and anger are damaging to the vessel which carries them. We each have witnessed the damage that worry and anger have on a person's heart and overall health. Perhaps a better option is to trust ourselves sufficiently to know, really know, we can and will handle any life situation which comes up. Sometimes it helps to consider - what is the worst possible thing that could happen (in the theme of what is worrying us)? When we consider the worst possible thing, usually we realize that, of course, we could handle that. Another strategy for dealing with worry is to remember how we successfully handled a similar situation in the past. What can you do to eliminate worry from your life?
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