Worrying about worrying
There are few activities more wasteful than worrying. Unless I include worrying about worrying. Worrying just hides something much worse that I am in fear of. It’s the busywork of a mind, easy to do intensely and still useless. So much time is spent on it, it should be measured by the government to prove how wasteful it is to the economy. We tie ourselves up willingly.
A little worry
Normally, little things don’t cause too much gray hair. It’s almost not worth spending the time on such small items. We like to be efficient and waste our energy on the big things. Productive worry does not exist if it doesn’t turn into a solution. Redressing worry as a problem solver requires custom shopping.
Prove your worry
An easy scientific experiment is to choose to worry about a specific item. To the max. Don’t cut corners. Shake every ounce of evil possibilities and blow them up to fully exist. Creating these monsters and then facing them forces you to look at them closely and really see how completely inventive your mind can be. Capturing that kind of creativity for another task would make success occur much faster.
What if…
Identifying when worrying begins is important. Worry sneaks in when there is a pause of active thought. It is slippery. When you are watchful for these small incursions, you can change the mind channel. You can tell yourself not to worry “right now” and put it into the future garbage of thoughts you might never remember to check. Worry is your fear finding you at an opportune moment and taking advantage. It isn’t real. Once you notice it coming on and push it away, it gets easier to change your thoughts faster. There is so much more to think about. Let worry get lost.
If you don’t want to worry, are you brave enough to change your routine and think about something more beneficial? Do you think worry will help you determine a different outcome? Think about what your face looks like when you are worried; is this really a good look for you?
