....worrying? Do you worry?

I've changed my worries to staying concerned.....its a big relief not to lose sleep over things.....everything works out one way or another....
underneath I care way less about anything and everything....must be that thick skin I have.
 

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PopsnTuff said:
I've changed my worries to staying concerned.....its a big relief not to lose sleep over things.....everything works out one way or another....
underneath I care way less about anything and everything....must be that thick skin I have.
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I've kinda gotten to the point where if I can't do anything about it there's no point worrying about it. It's hard because I'm so OCD about stuff.
 
Pepper said:
@MarciKS
I think you might find "The Four Agreements" by don Miguel Ruiz to be helpful. The Second Agreement is "Don't Take Anything Personally"
"Whatever happens around you, don’t take it personally…Nothing other people do is because of you. It is because of themselves. All people live in their own dream, in their own mind; they are in a completely different world from the one we live in. When we take something personally, we make the assumption that they know what is in our world, and we try to impose our world on their world."

It's a surprisingly marvelous book.
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That’s an awesome book and grand suggestion. THAT’s what’s missing from my life. I’ve got a huge case full of these types of books. Listening to authors like Wayne Dye, Deepak Chopra, Marianne Williamson, Louise Hay were what helped keep me on my spiritual journey . It made me wonder about spiritual people who practice religion; like , what type of impact this pandemic has made on their lives and do they feel a bit off kilter lately.

Anyway I am going to dig that book out tonight and start reading it. What a great suggestion Pepper. That IS a great book. It’s just what I need right now.
 
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Keesha said:
That’s an awesome book and grand suggestion. THAT’s what’s missing from my life. I’ve got a huge case full of these types of books. Listening to authors like Wayne Dye, Deepak Chopra, Marianne Williamson, Louise Hay were what helped keep me on my spiritual journey . It made me wonder about spiritual people who practice religion; like , what type of impact this pandemic has made on their lives and do they feel a bit off kilter lately.

Anyway I am going to dig that book out tonight and start reading it. What a great suggestion Pepper. That IS a great book. It’s just what I need right now.
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Practice religion? I don't understand what you mean by that?
 
MarciKS said:
Practice religion? I don't understand what you mean by that?
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I mean, there’s a bit of a void in me now and i believe it’s from not being aligned to my spirit. I used to read and listen to spiritual tapes often which helped keep me on track with my life purpose and values. Since getting an iPhone and having online relationships with all you people I seemed to have forfeited my spiritual habits and practices, hence the ‘void’ in my life.

That made me wonder how church going people feel if their services have been changed or altered some. Are they still getting that tranquility and contentment that going to church might bring or are they feeling a void from all these changes and feel somewhat off kilter?

Does that make sense and did I explain this better? 🤔
 
Keesha said:
I mean, there’s a bit of a void in me now and i believe it’s from not being aligned to my spirit. I used to read and listen to spiritual tapes often which helped keep me on track with my life purpose and values. Since getting an iPhone and having online relationships with all you people I seemed to have forfeited my spiritual habits and practices, hence the ‘void’ in my life.

That made me wonder how church going people feel if their services have been changed or altered some. Are they still getting that tranquility and contentment that going to church might bring or are they feeling a void from all these changes and feel somewhat off kilter?

Does that make sense and did I explain this better? 🤔
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I'm a Christian but I quit going to church years ago because of some of the nonsense that went on there. I watch services @ home. Sometimes that's the only comfort I get. And yes I feel completely off kilter. But I still trust God with my life. Whether I remain here or pass away. I also bought a new bible of a version I like that I can understand better. I also have it online.
 
So many excellent and helpful responses in this thread.

I seem to have the capacity to put worry on hold. My thinking is that worry is exhausting and weakens you. It is better to save your strength until you are able to do something constructive about whatever you are concerned about - the rocking chair metaphor.

There is much that we have no control over and here the concept of faith comes into play. There are times when we just have to trust that events will play out better than our worst fears, that the earth will go on spinning about its axis no matter what happens to us - that disaster and ill fortune is not personal, not all about us.

At times worry gets such a grip over us that we are unable to exercise these controls. That is when a religious person says a short prayer and hands the situation over to the higher power. I mentally picture my cares, concerns, fears and worry as bundles that I humbly lay at the feet of Christ, trusting that they will be taken from me. This kind of mental visualisation does not require religious faith. There are non religious versions that can be be very effective too.

These days I am an ocean of calm but that was not always the case. I have learned that underneath every worry there is fear of something. If worry is a weed in our garden, it is necessary to pull it out by the roots, that root being our fears. Perhaps visualising a garden might help when worry seems to be choking out the flowers of life. ???
 

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