quotations about worry & worrying
Worrying ... is always useless. It is a form of inner considering--i.e. of identifying. It is a continual mixing up of negative imagination with a few facts and so makes only wrong connections.
MAURICE NICOLL
Psychological Commentaries on the Teaching of Gurdjieff and Ouspensky
Worrying is about living in a "what if" state of mind and visualizing what you DON'T want to experience, instead of what you DO! When your mind gets stuck on a negative thought, it automatically shifts into high gear and tries to fix the situation.
JAFREE OZWALD
The Manifesting Manual
Worrying is holding on to problems without seeking help.
MELVIN R. HALL
The Sky's the Limit: Go for the Gold!
If something worries you, check it out. Do what you can, take care of what you can, and then let it go. At this point, having done all you can, worrying about the issue doesn't do you any good. You could be using that energy in other ways to help you feel better.
JANICE CORSANO
This Is Only a Dream!: When You Die You Wake Up
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 in the dark can make it even darker.
CAMRON WRIGHT
The Rent Collector
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 worry, be happy.
BOBBY MCFERRIN
"Don't Worry, Be Happy"
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
Worry is negative prayer, or prayer in reverse. It is a habit which is not to be taken lightly, for it is an evil one.
MARTHA LEMASTERS
"Worry is ingratitude to God in advance", Vero Beach Newsweekly, February 8, 2016
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
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
A day of worry is more exhausting than a week of work.
JOHN LUBBOCK
The Use of Life
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
Worry is different from fear. If fear is like a raging fever, worry is a low-grade temperature. It nags at us, simmers in our souls, hovers in the back of our minds like a faint memory. We may fear certain realities, like death; we worry about vague possibilities. Worry distracts us more than paralyzes us. It is like a leaky faucet we never get around to fixing.
GERALD LAWSON SITTSER
The Will of God As a Way of Life
Put your energy into today and stop worrying about the past.
ERIN HUNTER
Rising Storm
Worrying is designed to weaken us so that we don't overcome.
ANGELA NAYLOR
No One Sees My Pain
Drink poison rather than worry.
IBN GABIROL
Mibhar HaPeninim
What worries you masters you.
HADDON W. ROBINSON
attributed, Drawing Closer, Growing Stronger: Making the Most of Your Walk with God