Do we really need to worry about this?

What  Do We. Really Need to Worry about?

Let’s start with  this question.  If  there was something or anything you could do to stop or  slow down this nasty  virus would you do it?  

Second, do you know the serenity prayer?  If not, I’ll. Paraphrase — 

God/ultimate being/great spirit/(insert whatever wise and positive force. You wish here) give me the strength to change what I can.   Give me the courage to surrender what. I cannot.  Give me the wisdom to know the difference.”  

Well... can it really be that simple...yep.  

In  reality it comes down to  some simple ideas.  

If you  will do what you can then  don’t worry about doing it wrong or at the right time.  You will change what you do when you know for sure and only. You can know for sure when you know for sure...you have complete control over that.  —So no need to worry.

Now the things you cannot control you cannot control.  You can work toward accepting them however do you worry about  how tall you are?  Do you worry about. The fact. You like pizza?  Do you worry  about  the fact that when you drink a lot of liquids you often  need. To use th3 bathroom? In short if you don’t really have much control over something does  it really worry you? 

Now if you can have  enough faith in yourself to  change when things move from  what you can control to what you can’t, how much does knowing the difference at all times really matter?  

So a question most people are asking today is “should I be really worried about.....?”   Well my friends you are already worried because you are worried about. What you should or shouldn’t be worried about.  Well that  question is stepping right into the vicious  cycle and so today’s post is about encouraging you. To think and feel differently if possible.  

You see the challenge is not in the worrying or being right it is in the  changing as what becomes evident changes.  

So then the question to ask is what support do I need to  change?  This is a question that only you need to answer and there is no wrong answer.  The task becomes  who can help you think about these things and if the answer is   No one you are probably  underestimating. The abilities of others to help you in your thinking and then in your action. Processes.  

For example, the people act the gym probably  help you  stay motivated to work out.  The people at the AA meeting help each other not to surrender to alcohol etc... Before you  go to either. Of the same for the first time, do you know any of those people?  Just a  thought.    Now. Keep thinking forward...who  might. Benefit from your experiences or presence in their efforts to prepare for and execute  changes in their. Thoughts,  actions, beliefs etc... ?

So ...the previous post asks. Us to move from  “why me?” To “why not?”.   Today the experiment is can we move from “should I worry?”  To “how do I support change (mine or. Someone else’s)?”  

Should we worry—-no...should we think and feel—yes Then should we act—of course.  If we are wrong should we change?  Yes Can we help others. Not to worry by helping. Them to. Change  with us or  with our  support?  I  find peace and joy in  looking  at worry that way.  

This may have seemed like a circular route, but I’ll count on  the words in a graduation speech that gained much notoriety a few. Years ago.  In so many words it shared the following  bit of philosophy . 

“Don’t worry too much—or worry, but know that worrying  is about. As effective as chewing bubble gum to solve an algebra problem.”