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Two businessmen were talking about the economic recession. Jack said, "I'm about to lose my job and our house is in foreclosure - but I don't worry about it." Bob, his friend, asked, "How can you not be worried?" Jack answered, "I've hired a professional worrier. He does all my worrying for me. That way I don't have to think about it!" "That's a fantastic idea. How much does it cost to hire a professional worrier?" Bob asked. "$50,000 a year," Jack answered. "$50,000! Where are you going to get that kind of money?" Jack shrugged, "I don't know. That's HIS worry!" Worry is something you learned to do. There is no such thing as a "born-worrier." It is a learned response to life. You learned to worry from two sources: 1. You learned from experience. After years of mistakes, failures and unfulfilled expectations, you discovered that things don't always turn out as you would like them to. Out of these experiences you formed a habit of worrying. 2. You learned to worry from examples. There are many models around you. Studies show that children usually pick up their parents' worries. Anxious parents raise anxious kids.
The good news is that since worry is a learned response to life, it can be unlearned! The startling point for overcoming worry is to realize it is useless. It does no good to worry. It is "stewing without doing." Worry has never changed anything.
--- <>< --- Quoted from a good friend. |