Conquering Worry
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Is that really possible? To conquer worrying? I did an awful lot of worrying last week, I wasn’t very good at practicing what I preach. Why do we worry so much?
Does worry do any good at all? Why do women worry more than men do? Have you ever heard a man stand around and talk about how worried he is over things?
I would say that worry is one of women’s biggest demons. It seems to be programmed in to us to worry, like if we aren’t worriers, we must be cold and unfeeling.
But worry is simply excessive, destructive thinking and is one of those things that behooves us to learn how to control.
I did catch myself a few times last week and talk myself into a calmer state. It is not up to me to save or change anyone (including the ones I love )
I had to separate out extending a helping hand and providing supportive energy from trying to control things and tossing worry and fear into the situation.
The list of what women worry about is long…what are others thinking about me, am I raising my kids right, are my kids ok, does my husband/significant other really love me, is my health ok, what will happen when my parents are too unhealthy/old to care for themselves, are my looks fading with age, whats for dinner tonight…..;)
On and on and on…..
The fact is that worry is ordinary thinking run amuck and it NEVER achieves anything, except to overtax your adrenal glands-creating adrenal exhaustion.
We CAN conquer worry and it will greatly benefit our health to do so.
I pulled up some quotes from Abraham-Hicks on the topic of worry:
You cannot worry about someone and love them at the same time. Most people mistake the emotion of worry for the emotion of love. They think that worrying about somebody means that you love them.
Excerpted from the workshop in Chicago, IL on Sunday, November 2nd, 1997
Don’t worry about this world; it is not broken. And don’t worry about others. You worry more about them than they do… There are people waging war; there are people on the battlefield who are more alive than they’ve ever been before. Don’t try to protect people from life; just let them have their experience while you focus upon your own experience.
Excerpted from the workshop in Tarrytown, NY on Saturday, May 8th, 2004
There’s an expression in the physical environment that you use to entertain each other. (it doesn’t serve you very well) that says, “I worry that I’ll go down to the dock, and that my ship will have already come and gone. I’ll miss my boat.” And we say, another boat, another boat, another boat. You have no idea how many boats are coming to your dock. It’s a steady steam, and it doesn’t matter how many of them you’ve missed. The only thing that matters is what are you doing right now in your vibration? And you can tell what you’re doing right now in your vibration by the way you feel.
Excerpted from the workshop in Los Angeles, CA on Saturday, August 4th, 2001
Being happy is the cornerstone of all that you are! Nothing is more important than that you feel good! And you have absolute and utter control about that because you can choose the thought that makes you worry or the thought that makes you happy; the things that thrill you, or the things that worry you. You have the choice in every moment.
Excerpted from the workshop in Sacramento, CA on Saturday, March 15th, 2003
How to stop worry? One thought at a time. If I can’t get my mind to stop the excessive chatter of worry, I say, “Everything always turns out fine, so will this.”
Worry is not a part of your authentic self and it has NO benefits - it’s not fun, doesn’t taste good and can actually make you gain weight! Goddesses, why in the heck do we allow ourselves to worry!!!!
What do you think?
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March 11th, 2008 at 9:12 pm
I don’t know how NOT to worry, remember? I am however, getting better about it for the first time in my life. That trip to the ER a while back and the thought of no more Margs did it for me. I am HAPPY and refuse to be any other way now. I have had a complete shift in my way of thinking about everything. I have given my kids to God and refuse to wonder what they are up to when I don’t hear from them. I cannot control anything…except ME.
Hugs!
March 12th, 2008 at 7:05 am
I found your website a few days ago and subscribed to your feed:-) This post has amazing timing I have been worrying too much lately. It made me think allot about the law of attraction last night. . .