Comments on: No Man is an Island of Worry http://blazeauthors.com/blog/2010/04/12/no-man-is-an-island-of-worry/ Red Hot Reads Fri, 18 May 2012 13:21:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Donna McClure http://blazeauthors.com/blog/2010/04/12/no-man-is-an-island-of-worry/#comment-10308 Donna McClure Mon, 12 Apr 2010 17:50:13 +0000 http://blazeauthors.com/blog/?p=3629#comment-10308 Interesting subject! I don't worry, it is a useless waste of time and energy. My mom & grandmother worried and drove me crazy so I don't They did enough for a large number of people. Being concerned while figuring out what to do about something is one thing but to worry about what if--no, not me! I have no advice for those that worry other than try to think about good, positive things such as good health, a sunny day, a wonderful family. Music can be very uplifting, maybe keeping some music on throughout the day would help. :-) Good luck. I enjoy your books. (Y) Interesting subject! I don’t worry, it is a useless waste of time and energy. My mom & grandmother worried and drove me crazy so I don’t They did enough for a large number of people. Being concerned while figuring out what to do about something is one thing but to worry about what if–no, not me! I have no advice for those that worry other than try to think about good, positive things such as good health, a sunny day, a wonderful family. Music can be very uplifting, maybe keeping some music on throughout the day would help. :-)
Good luck. I enjoy your books. (Y)

]]> By: Colleen http://blazeauthors.com/blog/2010/04/12/no-man-is-an-island-of-worry/#comment-10299 Colleen Mon, 12 Apr 2010 17:02:56 +0000 http://blazeauthors.com/blog/?p=3629#comment-10299 I tend to be a worrywort.... Sometimes I wish I could just let things slide off my back, but that is just not me... I tend to be a worrywort…. Sometimes I wish I could just let things slide off my back, but that is just not me…

]]> By: Julie H. http://blazeauthors.com/blog/2010/04/12/no-man-is-an-island-of-worry/#comment-10293 Julie H. Mon, 12 Apr 2010 15:30:42 +0000 http://blazeauthors.com/blog/?p=3629#comment-10293 I do this all the time. It drives me crazy. I worry about "what if" scenarios and the next thing you know... hand wringing. I blame my mother. LOL. No, really, she's the same way. We just had a long conversation about it at lunch a few weeks ago when she caught me doing it and mused that she'd passed that unfortunate gene on. And you're totally right. The What If very rarely happens and you spend all that time worrying and losing sleep over it. It's ridiculous what the imagination can come up with for scenarios. My mom thought of it as "being prepared" but we're both realizing it's really just a detriment to energy and focus. Hard to change habits though, but I'm trying. Oddly enough the one thing that really works well for me when I'm worrying myself into a tizzy is just to stop, take a couple of deep breaths and say, "The hell with it." I might have to say it a few times and -- when and if I catch myself worrying about said thing -- say it again for good measure, but eventually? It works. I let it go, relax, and de-stress over it. It's like a pressure release valve. I do this all the time. It drives me crazy. I worry about “what if” scenarios and the next thing you know… hand wringing. I blame my mother. LOL. No, really, she’s the same way. We just had a long conversation about it at lunch a few weeks ago when she caught me doing it and mused that she’d passed that unfortunate gene on. And you’re totally right. The What If very rarely happens and you spend all that time worrying and losing sleep over it. It’s ridiculous what the imagination can come up with for scenarios. My mom thought of it as “being prepared” but we’re both realizing it’s really just a detriment to energy and focus. Hard to change habits though, but I’m trying.

Oddly enough the one thing that really works well for me when I’m worrying myself into a tizzy is just to stop, take a couple of deep breaths and say, “The hell with it.” I might have to say it a few times and — when and if I catch myself worrying about said thing — say it again for good measure, but eventually? It works. I let it go, relax, and de-stress over it. It’s like a pressure release valve.

]]> By: katie http://blazeauthors.com/blog/2010/04/12/no-man-is-an-island-of-worry/#comment-10285 katie Mon, 12 Apr 2010 13:25:22 +0000 http://blazeauthors.com/blog/?p=3629#comment-10285 I worry about my boys. My Oldest has autism. I worry that he doesn't have friends. My middle guy is being bullied by a neighbor (and it's a surprising situation), so I worry about that. My youngest, he's just autism-y and happy (LOL). I worry about my boys. My Oldest has autism. I worry that he doesn’t have friends. My middle guy is being bullied by a neighbor (and it’s a surprising situation), so I worry about that. My youngest, he’s just autism-y and happy (LOL).

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