quotations about worry & worrying
The cause of worry is life: its cure is death.
CALEB WILLIAMS SALEEBY
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Worry: The Disease of the Age
Worrying is an attempt to exert control over the future by thinking about it. In this way, worry is something that occurs on the inside, and its effects on the outside world are only imaginary.
CHAD LEJEUNE
The Worry Trap
Worry affects the circulation, the glands, the whole nervous system.
CHARLES H. MAYO
attributed, Words of Wellness: A Treasury of Quotations for Well-Being
No amount of worrying is going to change the situation so it is not worth your time.
TANAAZ CHUBB
"7 Easy Ways To Make Your Life Less Stressful", Huffington Post, March 31, 2017
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
We are, perhaps uniquely among the earth's creatures, the worrying animal. We worry away our lives, fearing the future, discontent with the present, unable to take in the idea of dying, unable to sit still. We deserve a better press, in my view.
LEWIS THOMAS
The Medusa and the Snail
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
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
Don't be forecasting evil unless it is what you can guard against. Anxiety is good for nothing if we can't turn it into a defense.
BRUCE LEE
Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee's Wisdom for Daily Living
Worry compounds the futility of being trapped on a dead-end street. Thinking opens new avenues.
CHARLES W. MAYO
attributed, Nols Wilderness Wisdom: Quotes for Inspirational Exploration
The idea that worrying is a fruitful endeavour is predictive of excessive worrying.
ERIC RASSIN
Thought Suppression
Worrying is similar to purchasing ulcers on credit.
GREG REYNOLDS
"Issues of Faith: No worries when experiencing God's Peace", Peninsula Daily News, March 3, 2017
Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with the same weapons of reason which today arm you against the present.
MARCUS AURELIUS
Meditations
The problem with worry is that we attract the very thing we are trying to avoid. We live a self-fulfilling prophecy. Life keeps its agreement with us through our beliefs, because whatever we think about, we bring about. Life is like a mirror. It reflects back whatever image we present to it.
ROBERT ANTHONY
Beyond Positive Thinking
The longer I have followed Jesus, the more I have experienced him lifting worry's weight from my soul. Increasingly, I view worry as a cue to pray, choosing to trust my Heavenly Father and to thank him.
GREG REYNOLDS
"Issues of Faith: No worries when experiencing God's Peace", Peninsula Daily News, March 3, 2017
What worries you masters you.
HADDON W. ROBINSON
attributed, Drawing Closer, Growing Stronger: Making the Most of Your Walk with God
Don't go looking for worry. It finds you on its own.
AUTUMN JORDAN
Perfect
Worry is a fidgety girl who can't do things right. In the morning she dresses herself but the clothes don't fit. Worry is slim. Worry is fat. Worry is never what she wants to be.
EILEEN CURTEIS
Reiki: A Spiritual Doorway to Natural Healing