Productive Worry

Here’s a list of the things I like to review whenever I start to worry:
Call a friend.  Never worry alone.  Talk to someone – anyone – when you feel worried.  It helps reduce the sensation of aloneness which accompanies worry. Get the facts.  A lot of times, worry comes from a simple lack of information. Once you’ve reviewed the facts you can gather, accept your limitations and move on to forming a plan based on the review. Take action!  Any action is better than being passive.  (Generally, the universe favors the aggressive.) If you feel “stuck”, change your physical state (active to passive or passive to active) and think about something else (and really concentrate on the different “else”).  A change in your physical state, especially exercise, and thinking about something else will change your brain’s chemistry and allow your mind to place the problem in background processing where your subconscious can partner up your creative, intuitive and logical sides, without having to actively confront your conscious doubts.
One and Five almost always work – even independently of any of the others.  Two, Three and Four take extra effort and a sense of optimism.
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On This Day In:
2021	A Tenacious Cycle
	Once Upon A Time…
2020	Kinda Like Posting To A Blog About My Day
	Just A Different Point Of View
	You Be The Judge
2019	I Think I’m Repeating Myself
	It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like X-mas!
2018	No Reason To Turn
2017	Talking Knuth
	Seeing It Through
2016	Hoping For The Best Come January
2015	Adaptive Security
2014	Wants
2013	Side Effects
2012	Just Trying To Earn A Living
2011	Productive Worry

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