When you’re worried
wash your face.
When you can’t do anything
about your situation,
situate yourself in the shower.
When thoughts hop
frantically around your senses,
slow down -
be a turtle, not a hare.
Pick one thought.
Worry it and put it on a list.
Worry ~ a creative companion
that hurries too fast into dark alleys.
So distract and dodge
until solutions are your own.
Remember your capabilities.
“Worry is a misuse of imagination.”
~ Dan Zadra
Facebook promo from Aug.1, 2012: Written exactly 2 years ago today, this poem is not to minimize worries, but to find a place for them. I try to follow the suggestion to act and to slow down, as worry has occasionally been quite paralyzing.”
Authors note: Edited November 18, 2023
2 comments:
I like this - for someone who is a constant worrier (although trying to change :) ), I think its far more realistic to not completely ignore concerns, whether they be realistic or not. I like the ol' pick a worry, worry about it for a set amount of time, and then let it go!
If it's working for you lora keep on with it.
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