quotations about worry & worrying
Do not worry at being worried; but accept worry peacefully. Difficult but not impossible.
JOHN CHAPMAN
Spiritual Letters
Worry is nothing but the bad habit of thinking about what you DON'T want to happen. It's a misuse of your most precious power -- the imagination.
DAN ZADRA
How to Beat the Jitters
No matter how heavy your burden is now, the only way that you'll be able to manage it without subjecting yourself to excessive worrying is to accept what lies ahead.
ANTHONY JOSHUA
Overcoming Anxiety: How to Stop Worrying and Start Living
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
People get so in the habit of worry that if you save them from drowning and put them on a bank to dry in the sun with hot chocolate and muffins they wonder whether they are catching a cold.
JOHN JAY CHAPMAN
attributed, Words from the Wise
Worrying is only useful if it makes us aware of something that needs to be remedied, allows us to resolve the situation and move on. It is bad for us when it constantly fills our mind and we take no action or remain preoccupied. It wastes time and energy.
SARAH MCNAMARA
Helping Young People to Beat Stress
Worrying is a sort of security blanket for us. It keeps us moving and is a constant part of our conscious. This is also one of the biggest struggles of overthinking everything. We worry about problems that aren't relevant and that may or may not emerge in the future.
TANZEELA SAREEA
"The Daily Struggles People Who Overthink Everything Know All Too Well", Elite Daily, March 20, 2017
What? Me worry?
ALFRED E. NEUMAN
MAD Magazine, July 1955
Worrying is designed to weaken us so that we don't overcome.
ANGELA NAYLOR
No One Sees My Pain
That the birds of worry and care fly over your head, this you cannot change, but that they build nests in your hair, this you can prevent.
CHINESE PROVERB
Never hurry and never worry!
E. B. WHITE
Charlotte's Web
One can make one's life a complete misery, worrying about burglaries and shipwrecks, but ask anyone, anyone you know ... earth-shattering disasters and fabulous inheritances all seems to take place exclusively in the newspapers.
JEAN ANOUILH
The Rehearsal
Worrying is holding on to problems without seeking help.
MELVIN R. HALL
The Sky's the Limit: Go for the Gold!
Stop worrying. Please. Because I suspect it's white-anting your serenity, crashing into your life too much.
NIKKI GEMMELL
"Is it worth the worry?", The Australian, March 4, 2017
Action is worry's worst enemy.
AMERICAN PROVERB
Every moment of worry weakens the soul for its daily combat.
ANNA ROBERTSON BROWN
What is Worth While?
Worry is spiritual nearsightedness, a fumbling way of looking at little things, and of magnifying their value.
ANNA ROBERTSON BROWN
What is Worth While?
Don't worry, be happy.
BOBBY MCFERRIN
"Don't Worry, Be Happy"
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
The cause of worry is life: its cure is death.
CALEB WILLIAMS SALEEBY
Worry: The Disease of the Age