“Shrink your worry list.  Examine areas in your life where anxiety rules.  Does your worrying really make a positive difference in these situations?  If not, dump the worry.”  ~ from Checklists for Life

Good Morning!  

Worry has many similar characteristics to guilt, and it hurts us much more than it helps.  While a little worry or a little guilt keeps our consciences clean and our focus clear, incessant worry and guilt are destructive.

How do you know if these worry/guilt emotions are constructive or destructive in your own life?  Ask yourself this simple question:  Did my (worry/guilt/insert any emotion) make a positive difference in the situation?

If your answer is “no,” then you are needlessly bringing yourself down, and you are likely bringing down the people around you.

Your Turn:  As you encounter guilt, worries, and other emotions today, ask yourself: “Is this making a positive difference in this situation?”  If the answer is no, say a positive affirmation to dilute the negative emotion.

Today’s Affirmation:  I release negative emotions from my life and replace them with  positive and constructive thoughts.