Don't Worry...Be Happy

Lately I have been thinking about why we all worry so much.  I am lucky to be one that (in the past) hasn't had to worry too often about anything.  I am just not a worrisome person.  But recently I have been overwhelmed with worry in many ways. 

While it is important that I find a little more work (so I don't possess the need to rely on others) I have recently found myself frantically consumed in hows and what ifs with  my relationships with my family and friends.  Worrying, for me,  has only encouraged the feeling of self pity and quite frankly it does nothing but create anger, frustration and helplessness in my quest through life and in my relationships with those who are closest to me.

I have a select few around me who have had family/friends pass away or they have been introduced to a new and difficult way of life due to their own personal difficulties.  I can't help but feel incredible sadness for them and I think that if I were in the same position, worry would be my number one default.  Worry is a cancer.  It spreads through every fiber of your being and creates tensity throughout, not only your body but moves through those around you.  They can feel it, they may not know it or know exactly what it is, but that energy moves throughout everyone.  The "worry cancer" expands through everyone you come in contact with and anyone you think about including yourself.  

We are all so worried about what is happening in our own lives and about how we are going to get from day to day that we forget about those around us.  Those who, in a sense, "carry" us.  Those who stand by us no matter what and help keep us going.  What are they worried about?  What can you do for them?  Try to put your worries and sadness aside for a little while and think about how you can be of service to someone else.  The smallest gesture to another offers the greatest rewards.  

What about your family and friends.  Call them and tell them you love them as often as you can.  You never know what tomorrow will bring.  I believe too often we regret the things we've said or something we did or didn't do, and we don't get the chance to make up for it.  What would you do today if you knew the ones you loved wouldn't be here tomorrow...  Your problems don't seem so bad when you truly think about that...

"Worry never robs tomorrow of it's sorry it only saps today of its joy." ~Leo Buscaglia

"The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise grows it under his feet." ~James Openheim