quotations about worry & worrying
People who believe that worry is uncontrollable rarely get the signal to stop worrying.
BRUCE FERNIE & GABRIELLE MURPHY
Coping Better with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/myalgic Encephalomyelitis
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
KEITH CASERTA
Soul Searching
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
Worrying is an attempt to exert control over the future by thinking about it. In this way, worry is something that occurs on the inside, and its effects on the outside world are only imaginary.
CHAD LEJEUNE
The Worry Trap
Worry is evidence of unbelief and proof that there is deep insecurity caused by a lack of oneness with God.
MARTHA LEMASTERS
"Worry is ingratitude to God in advance", Vero Beach Newsweekly, February 8, 2016
Worry-free living can be ours. Worry is merely an option. Take a lesson from our children. Toss your worries onto your Father. Then go outside and play.
RICK BROWN
"Let Jesus help you live worry free", Cypress Creek Mirror, February 17, 2016
Don't be forecasting evil unless it is what you can guard against. Anxiety is good for nothing if we can't turn it into a defense.
BRUCE LEE
Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee's Wisdom for Daily Living
Worry in the dark can make it even darker.
CAMRON WRIGHT
The Rent Collector
You can't wring your hands and roll up your sleeves at the same time.
PAT SCHROEDER
attributed, Get Out of Your Own Way: Overcoming Self-Defeating Behavior
One of the worst features about worrying is that it destroys our ability to concentrate. When we worry, our minds jump here and there and everywhere, and we lose all power of decision. However, when we force ourselves to face the worst and accept it mentally, we then eliminate all these vague imaginings and put ourselves in a position in which we are able to concentrate on our problem.
WILLIS H. CARRIER
attributed, How to Stop Worrying and Start Living
Worrying is holding on to problems without seeking help.
MELVIN R. HALL
The Sky's the Limit: Go for the Gold!
Don't worry, be happy.
BOBBY MCFERRIN
"Don't Worry, Be Happy"
You're worried about what-ifs. Well, what if you stopped worrying?
SHANNON CELEBI
Driving Off Bridges
All humans worry. If we didn't worry, we might take dangerous risks and pay a steep price. Worrying is normal in our lives and has an important function. However, worrying becomes a problem when you do it too often and for no good reason.
FRANK KOLLAR
"In Trading, Expectation Can Be a Dangerous Word", MoneyShow, February 19, 2016
Worrying is designed to weaken us so that we don't overcome.
ANGELA NAYLOR
No One Sees My Pain
Put your energy into today and stop worrying about the past.
ERIN HUNTER
Rising Storm
When it comes to Mom, worry is my constant companion, with me like those belt beepers husbands used to wear when the birth was imminent.
PHIL GIANFICARO
"The forecast: Worry, 100 miles away", Burlington County Times, March 16, 2017
Don't go looking for worry. It finds you on its own.
AUTUMN JORDAN
Perfect
Worry is our happiness-eater.
NIKKI GEMMELL
"Is it worth the worry?", The Australian, March 4, 2017
A day of worry is more exhausting than a week of work.
JOHN LUBBOCK
The Use of Life