Good Morning - Climbing Past Worry
Published: Wed, 07/22/09
| July 21, 2008.... from Brook Noel |
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Good Morning
Good morning! This quote by Snoopy creator Charles Schultz brings home two important points: (1) How quickly a day goes by and (2) How unhelpful it is to spend time worrying. Worrying doesn't feel good, it makes people anxious and stress-filled. So why do people worry? Worrying, like many negative emotions, is a defense mechanism. We worry to protect ourselves from "what might happen." We worry in order to avoid taking "the next step." However, like many defense mechanisms, "worry" doesn't protect us, instead it creates a wall that blocks off possibility. Worry invites us to be immobile, to stay still, and to wait "for a better time." Respected biblical scholar Thomas S. Kepler wrote about a woman who realized fears were ruining her life. She began to track her worries and discovered: 40% of the things she worried about were about things that would never happen. 30% of the things she worried about were about things that had already happened, water under the bridge. 12% of the things she worried about were about others' opinions and when she thought about it she realized that criticisms are often made by those that are jealous or insecure and therefore unjust criticism is a disguised compliment. 10% of the things she worried about were needless health worries, which made her health worse as she worried. 8% of the things she worried about were "legitimate," since life has some real problems to meet. These statistics have been adapted by many psychologists and professionals as a fairly accurate analysis of worry-breakdown. Life isn't lived behind a wall. Life is lived out in the wide-open when we take chances and chase down dreams. When we use worry as a wall in our world, we not only block out our fear of "what might happen," but we also block out possibility. If we spend our time worrying we lose valuable time that could be spend on what we do want to happen in our lives. Your Turn: Where have you been using worry to hide from life? Take a step toward knocking down the wall of worry by choosing one area not to worry about. Direct your thoughts toward possibilities instead of limits. Break down the wall that worry builds to see how wonderful opportunity is on the other side. Today's Affirmation: I climb over worry and into joy. Ready to make the second half of 2009 count? Join us fora 5 Week Online Goal Workshop to plan personal and professional goals and transform them into reality. Begins Monday, July 27. For complete details visit http://www.maketodaymatter.net/classes/midyeargoals.htm
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