quotations about worry & worrying
Worry is an unproductive, useless form of fear, and that makes it, by definition, unhealthy.
MAXIE MAULTSBY JR.
Ebony, February 1981
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
How can a person deal with anxiety? You might try what one fellow did. He worried so much that he decided to hire someone to do his worrying for him. He found a man who agreed to be his hired worrier for a salary of $200,000 per year. After the man accepted the job, his first question to his boss was, "Where are you going to get $200,000 per year?" To which the man responded, "That's your worry."
MAX LUCADO
Traveling Light
Worrying is exactly how you manifest what you don't want.
JAFREE OZWALD
The Manifesting Manual
Worry over what has not occurred is a serious malady.
IBN GABIROL
Mibhar HaPeninim
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
The idea that worrying is a fruitful endeavour is predictive of excessive worrying.
ERIC RASSIN
Thought Suppression
Stop worrying. Nobody gets out of this world alive.
CLIVE JAMES
attributed, Secrets of Resilient People: 50 Strategies to Be Strong
Why worry one's head over a thing that is inevitable? Why die before one's death?
GANDHI
attributed, Orient Book of Quotations
Worry is common. Everybody worries once in a while when they're faced with a serious problem and aren't too sure of a solution. Worry itself becomes a problem if you worry constantly or if the worry causes more distress than resolution.
HOLLY HAZLETT-STEVENS
Women Who Worry Too Much
Worry is an intrusion into God's providence.
JOHN EDMUND HAGGAI
attributed, The Westminster Collection of Christian Quotations
Worry is a starting place, but not a staying place.
SYBIL MACBETH
Praying in Color: Drawing a New Path to God
Worry: the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.
GEORGE W. LYON
attributed, Phillips' Treasury of Humorous Quotations
People believe that since they have worried about a particular thing that didn't happen, their worrying alone was like the magical ounce of prevention.
CHRIS BENSON
"Dr. Maxie Maultsby Says: Stop Worrying and Get On With Your Life", Ebony, February 1981
What worries you masters you.
HADDON W. ROBINSON
attributed, Drawing Closer, Growing Stronger: Making the Most of Your Walk with God
Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
attributed, Bite-size Ben Franklin: Wit & Wisdom from a Founding Father
Many of us worry about all kinds of things: Work, relationships, money, health. Some concerns are real, but many are unnecessary. No matter what kind of worry you have, the response in your body is always the same: It increases your cortisol levels. And an increased cortisol level is something you definitely do not want. Cortisol compromises your immune system. As a result, you will become more susceptible to disease. Researchers have also found a relationship between cortisol and diabetes, osteoporosis, and heart disease. Also, stress and fear can cause depression, bipolar disorder, panic disorder, and burn-out. Let's face it: If you don't stop worrying, you will die. That's not me talking. That's your body talking.
DARIUS FOROUX
"If You Worry A Lot, You Need To Read This", Huffington Post, February 19, 2016
Many of us worry because we have problems we wish we could solve. Worrying itself doesn't solve those problems, although it can make us feel a little more prepared.
BETH SKWARECKI
"How to Worry Productively", Lifehacker Australia, March 20, 2017
Anyone who knows how to worry knows how to meditate. Worriers are skilled in the meditation process but are meditating on the wrong kind of thoughts.
JIM BERG
Changed Into His Image: God's Plan for Transforming Your Life
I am an old man and have known a great many troubles, but most of them have never happened.
MARK TWAIN
Bite-Size Twain: Wit and Wisdom from the Literary Legend