WORRY QUOTES IV

quotations about worry & worrying

People get so in the habit of worry that if you save them from drowning and put them on a bank to dry in the sun with hot chocolate and muffins they wonder whether they are catching a cold.

JOHN JAY CHAPMAN

attributed, Words from the Wise


As for what has already happened, you can't do anything about it, so it is pointless to waste time thinking about it--to worry is an exercise in mindlessness. As for what might happen, we must remember that we don't know the future. Many things we worry about never happen, so many of our worries waste our energy. I know this is easier said than done, but realizing the pointlessness of worry is a start.

JOHN G. MESSERLY

"How To Cope With This Stressful Presidency", Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, March 6, 2017


Worry is a fidgety girl who can't do things right. In the morning she dresses herself but the clothes don't fit. Worry is slim. Worry is fat. Worry is never what she wants to be.

EILEEN CURTEIS

Reiki: A Spiritual Doorway to Natural Healing


Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

BIBLE

Matthew 6:34

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No matter how heavy your burden is now, the only way that you'll be able to manage it without subjecting yourself to excessive worrying is to accept what lies ahead.

ANTHONY JOSHUA

Overcoming Anxiety: How to Stop Worrying and Start Living


Action is worry's worst enemy.

AMERICAN PROVERB


My worrying is misguided in that it only serves to frighten me, make me afraid of the unknown and cause me to take a very cynical view that nothing will ever change. When these feelings and emotions begin to arouse, I have learned to begin to channel and redirect them into the places where I can have significant impact.

ZACHARY ALMAGUER

"Can we work together to fix our country?", The Spectrum, March 17, 2017


We are, perhaps uniquely among the earth's creatures, the worrying animal. We worry away our lives, fearing the future, discontent with the present, unable to take in the idea of dying, unable to sit still. We deserve a better press, in my view.

LEWIS THOMAS

The Medusa and the Snail


The reason worry kills more people than work is that more people worry than work.

RALPH LOUIS WOODS

The Modern Handbook of Humor


If I was a worrier I'd worry, but not being a worrier I'm just sort of confused and p*ssed off.

MYKLE HANSEN

Help! A Beat is Eating Me!


Since worrying is toxic let us concentrate on finding a solution to our problems. Let's focus our mind on everything that is good, healthy, productive, and that will help us to increase our ability to enjoy life more abundantly.

MELVIN R. HALL

The Sky's the Limit: Go for the Gold!


The first essential component of worry is a future orientation. In other words, when you worry you invariably focus on something that might happen but hasn't happened yet. This notion might seem a bit controversial. In fact, you might even disagree with it. You might argue that you worry about things that are happening now, not in the future. A closer look, though, reveals the truth--worry is like a haunted crystal ball, tormenting you with a terrifying view of the future.

KEVIN L. GYOERKOE & PAMELA S. WIEGARTZ

10 Simple Solutions to Worry


Do not worry at being worried; but accept worry peacefully. Difficult but not impossible.

JOHN CHAPMAN

Spiritual Letters


If the worry is reasonable, do something about it. If it's irrational or out of your control, recognize that.

ERIC BARKER

"Ancient wisdom: How the Buddhists and Stoics stay emotionally strong", The Week, March 30, 2017


Rule number one is, don't sweat the small stuff. Rule number two is, it's all small stuff.

ROBERT S. ELIOT

attributed, Words of Wellness: A Treasury of Quotations for Well-Being


I received a card the other day from Steve Early which said, "Don't Worry Me--I am an 8 Ulcer Man on 4 Ulcer Pay."

HARRY S. TRUMAN

attributed, Mr. President

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The first thing you have to realize about worrying is that it is a choice, not an inevitability. Some people think that worry comes naturally when you have problems. That's not true. You worry because you choose to be worried.

ANTHONY JOSHUA

Overcoming Anxiety: How to Stop Worrying and Start Living


Every moment of worry weakens the soul for its daily combat.

ANNA ROBERTSON BROWN

What is Worth While?


The longer I have followed Jesus, the more I have experienced him lifting worry's weight from my soul. Increasingly, I view worry as a cue to pray, choosing to trust my Heavenly Father and to thank him.

GREG REYNOLDS

"Issues of Faith: No worries when experiencing God's Peace", Peninsula Daily News, March 3, 2017


Excessive worrying is like walking through a foggy street at night; you have no idea what lies ahead and the darkness and dampness create a sense of dread that is difficult to ignore. The actual landscape is easy to navigate, but because you chose to walk into the foggy portion of the street, you won't be able to see anything clearly.

ANTHONY JOSHUA

Overcoming Anxiety: How to Stop Worrying and Start Living