WORRY QUOTES VI

quotations about worry & worrying

A day of worry is more exhausting than a week of work.

JOHN LUBBOCK

The Use of Life

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Worrying is about living in a "what if" state of mind and visualizing what you DON'T want to experience, instead of what you DO! When your mind gets stuck on a negative thought, it automatically shifts into high gear and tries to fix the situation.

JAFREE OZWALD

The Manifesting Manual


Worry compounds the futility of being trapped on a dead-end street. Thinking opens new avenues.

CHARLES W. MAYO

attributed, Nols Wilderness Wisdom: Quotes for Inspirational Exploration


Don't worry, be happy.

BOBBY MCFERRIN

"Don't Worry, Be Happy"


Worry is spiritual nearsightedness, a fumbling way of looking at little things, and of magnifying their value.

ANNA ROBERTSON BROWN

What is Worth While?


Worrying is similar to purchasing ulcers on credit.

GREG REYNOLDS

"Issues of Faith: No worries when experiencing God's Peace", Peninsula Daily News, March 3, 2017


All humans worry. If we didn't worry, we might take dangerous risks and pay a steep price. Worrying is normal in our lives and has an important function. However, worrying becomes a problem when you do it too often and for no good reason.

FRANK KOLLAR

"In Trading, Expectation Can Be a Dangerous Word", MoneyShow, February 19, 2016


Worrying is an attempt to exert control over the future by thinking about it. In this way, worry is something that occurs on the inside, and its effects on the outside world are only imaginary.

CHAD LEJEUNE

The Worry Trap


Worry in the dark can make it even darker.

CAMRON WRIGHT

The Rent Collector


What? Me worry?

ALFRED E. NEUMAN

MAD Magazine, July 1955


Worrying is a sort of security blanket for us. It keeps us moving and is a constant part of our conscious. This is also one of the biggest struggles of overthinking everything. We worry about problems that aren't relevant and that may or may not emerge in the future.

TANZEELA SAREEA

"The Daily Struggles People Who Overthink Everything Know All Too Well", Elite Daily, March 20, 2017


When it comes to Mom, worry is my constant companion, with me like those belt beepers husbands used to wear when the birth was imminent.

PHIL GIANFICARO

"The forecast: Worry, 100 miles away", Burlington County Times, March 16, 2017


Worrying is not fun; worrying is very draining. Ever notice how during and after you've worried over something, how very drained you feel both mentally and physically? Worrying is very detrimental to the human body. This is called stress, and stress will either mutate or kill the very cells of your physical body.

NATHAN WHITING

A Journey of Remembering: While Seeking the Ultimate Love


Worrying is holding on to problems without seeking help.

MELVIN R. HALL

The Sky's the Limit: Go for the Gold!


Worry is like a rocking chair--it keeps you busy but gets you nowhere.

KATIE DALE

Someone Else's Life


Anyone who knows how to worry knows how to meditate. Worriers are skilled in the meditation process but are meditating on the wrong kind of thoughts.

JIM BERG

Changed Into His Image: God's Plan for Transforming Your Life


Worry is a thin stream of fear trickling through the mind. If encouraged, it cuts a channel into which all other thoughts are drained.

ARTHUR SOMERS ROCHE

attributed, Treasury of Spiritual Wisdom


Worrying is designed to weaken us so that we don't overcome.

ANGELA NAYLOR

No One Sees My Pain


Worry is the secret weapon perpetrated upon us by the dark forces of the world that lurk in the shape of fear, uncertainty, confusion, and loss. We, on the other hand, have our own secret weapon against these incorporeal fiends. It is laughter.

VERA NAZARIAN

The Perpetual Calendar of Inspiration


You're worried about what-ifs. Well, what if you stopped worrying?

SHANNON CELEBI

Driving Off Bridges