Yes, it is true that worry is absolutely useless.
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Yes, it is true that worry is absolutely useless.
Maybe it scares/numbs/bores you into doing the right thing?
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Originally Posted by Harmeister
Well there was an actor who lived to be 103 before he died and he lived his whole life smoking cigars and drinking hard liqour... I can't think of his name... Burns...
Maybe... but once you make a choice to do the right thing, there is no worry. If you consciously decide to try to do right in everything, there is no use for worry.Quote:
Originally Posted by Louis85
There is no use for worry because if you do not consciously decide to do right, then who cares? We think we do, we think the worrying signifies that. It's just fear and mental trauma. It doesn't achieve anything. WE achieve. Do we really need that kind of motivation? Do we want it?
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Originally Posted by Rumi_Philosophie
O.M.G.
RUMI??!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
I am so glad to see you!!!! I've missed you terribly, we've all missed you terribly -- stick around for while please! :buds:
I use worrying to help me stay focused. The things that I worry about are the things that I want to eventually give my full attention. I will agree with you that sometimes it is a collosal waste of energy--like when you worry about stuff you can't control. I try not to worry about stuff I can't control. But the stuff that I can control and know I'm going to have to deal with will always make me worry. It's all about staying focused for me.Quote:
Originally Posted by ElizabethX
George Burns. Worked right up until his death too. Welcome back! :wave:Quote:
Originally Posted by Rumi_Philosophie
That sounds more like concern than worry to me. Worry tends to paralyze you to the point that it actually causes you to focus so much that you can't get things done. Concern means that you give extra attention to detail to make sure you get things done.Quote:
Originally Posted by Louis85
The way I look at it anyway. :idunno:
That sounds like transforming worry into change, to me. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Louis85
Worry is useless. Genuine concern, thinking, and planning are the key.
Worry = bad
it says so in The Bible
I guess what I'm saying is very intense concern then, but it sure seemed like worrying to me.
cool - that was reminiscent (hope i chose that word correctly!!) you havent done that in a while, i think jealousy and envy were two that you explained the difference between!Quote:
Originally Posted by Cozmo D
Yeah Louis.... I getcha. It's all just words anyway, and I think we all probably mean the same thing... some of us just don't like the word "worry" for what it signifies, to us. =)
When you're worried, your face will frown.
That will bring everybody down.
Well, worrying is useless and pointless. It does nothing good and it creates stress.
see, what'd I tell you? Beer=bad
Jerry: Like when a man goes swimming... afterwards...
Elaine: It shrinks?
Jerry: Like a frightened turtle!
Elaine: Why does it shrink?
George: It just does.
Elaine: I don't know how you guys walk around with those things.
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Originally Posted by Etherspin
Do you constantly pester your wife about her drinking like this? Good luck with that.:cheers:Quote:
Originally Posted by Etherspin
I haven't drank any beer in over a month. I haven't even wanted any type of alcohol for a second.
But I wouldn't stop drinking alcohol because I was worried about my brain shrinking.