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50 Reminders For Anyone Who Stresses The Fuck Out Over Every Little Thing

Breathe. It's going to be okay. 
Holly Riordan
June 17, 2016
“Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow, it empties today of its strength.”
— Corrie ten Boom, Clippings From My Notebook
Tagged: worry, Future, Anxiety
“It's not time to worry yet.”
— Harper Lee, To Kill A Mockingbird
Tagged: worry, Future, Peace
“Sorrow looks back. Worry looks around. Faith looks up.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson, Self-Reliance and Other Essays (Dover Thrift Editions)
Tagged: worry, Sorrow, Faith
“Whatever is going to happen will happen, whether we worry or not.”
— Ana Monnar, Express Yourself 101 Kaleidoscope Volume 3
Tagged: worry, Anxiety
“Temperamentally anxious people can have a hard time staying motivated, period, because their intense focus on their worries distracts them from their goals.”
— Winifred Gallagher, Rapt: Attention and the Focused Life
Tagged: worry, Anxiety, Goals
“Each moment of worry, anxiety or stress represents lack of faith in miracles, for they never cease.”
— T.F. Hodge, From Within I Rise: Spiritual Triumph over Death and Conscious Encounters with "The Divine Presence"
Tagged: worry, Anxiety, Stress
“Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.”
— Keith Caserta, Soul Searching (The Nodes of God Book 1)
Tagged: worry, Anxiety, Future
“Worry in the dark can make it even darker.”
— Camron Wright, The Rent Collector
Tagged: worry, Pessimism
“You’re worried about what-ifs. Well, what if you stopped worrying?”
— Shannon Celebi, Small Town Ghosts
Tagged: worry, Anxiety, what-ifs
“Basically, if the mind stays in the present, it’s impossible to worry. Upon careful consideration, it becomes clear that human beings are capable of worrying only about an event that has already transpired or one that may take place in the future (although the occurrence might have just happened or may be about to happen in the next instant). The present moment contains no time or space for worry.”
— H.E. Davey, Japanese Yoga: The Way of Dynamic Meditation by H. E. Davey (2012-05-30)
Tagged: worry, present, Past, Future
“ 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
Tagged: worry, meditation, Thoughts
“Worry only about what you control. The rest is war.”
— Matthew J. Hefti, A Hard And Heavy Thing
Tagged: worry, Control, War
“No amount of regretting can change the past, and no amount of worrying can change the future.”
— Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart
Tagged: worry, Past, Future
“You must learn to let go. Release the stress. You were never in control anyway.”
— Steve Maraboli, Life, the Truth, and Being Free: Anniversary Edition
Tagged: Stress, Control, Life
“One channel is the Stress Channel and the other is the Peace Channel. We really do have a choice about what we listen to. The Peace Channel can only be heard when we are present in the moment, when we are in the now. To tune in to the Peace Channel, all we have to do is be, experience, notice, and naturally respond to what is arising in the moment. Eliminating stress is just a matter of tuning out the negative and tuning in the positive and just being, experiencing, and dancing to that music instead of the mind's chatter.”
— Gina Lake, What About Now?: Reminders for Being in the Moment
Tagged: Stress, Peace, Anxiety
“Anxiety's like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do, but it doesn't get you very far.”
— Jodi Picoult, Sing You Home
Tagged: worry, Anxiety
“I promise you nothing is as chaotic as it seems. Nothing is worth diminishing your health. Nothing is worth poisoning yourself into stress, anxiety, and fear.”
— Steve Maraboli, Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience
Tagged: Health, Stress, Anxiety, Fear
“Anxiety is a feeling grown too large. A feeling grown aggressive and dangerous. You're responsible for it's consequences, you're responsible for treating it. But Michael, you're not responsible for causing it. You're not morally at fault for it. No more than you would be for a tumor.”
— Patrick Ness, The Rest of Us Just Live Here
Tagged: Anxiety, Feelings
“Our anxiety does not come from thinking about the future, but from wanting to control it.”
— Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet (A Borzoi Book)
Tagged: Anxiety, Control, Future
“The big, bad unknown is only that until it is known. Then you look back and wonder what all the fuss and worry was about.”
— S.A. Tawks, The Spirit of Optimism (The Spirit Series Book 3)
Tagged: worry, Future
“By worrying about what will happen next year or the year after, you are using up today's time to do so.”
— Innocent Mwatsikesimbe, The Reason(Mere Reflections Book 1)
Tagged: worry, present, Future
“Death kills us once; worry kills us every day.”
— Marty Rubin, Boiled Frog Syndrome
Tagged: Death, worry
“The antidote to joy is dread.”
— Sam Hamm, Batman: Blind Justice
Tagged: Stress, dread, Happiness
“Don’t be too worried for having too many things unaccomplished. Make a deal; accomplish only one thing; one special thing today. Repeat this tomorrow. It will amaze you how much you’ll get done in a week.”
— Israelmore Ayivor, Daily Drive 365: Daily thoughts for Positive Living
Tagged: worry, Goals, Success
“Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.”
— Victor Hugo, Les Miserables (Signet Classics)
Tagged: Optimism, Inspirational
“What we fear too much we often bring to pass.”
— Dean Koontz, Odd Apocalypse: An Odd Thomas Novel
Tagged: Fear, Stress, worry
“Worrying paralyzes progress; prayer, preparation and persistence ensures it.”
— T.F. Hodge, From Within I Rise: Spiritual Triumph over Death and Conscious Encounters with "The Divine Presence"
Tagged: worry, prayer, Persistence
“Stop worrying. There is no point to worrying, unless you are actually coming up with a game plan to tackle something. If you are worrying for no reason, stop.”
— Lisa Bedrick, How To's: On Mental Health
Tagged: worry, Anxiety
“Worry and regret are both useless weights that provide no drag. They never did anything to slow down the planet for one goddamned second.”
— Andrew Smith, 100 Sideways Miles
Tagged: worry, Regret
“Remember that worrying will not go away by thinking the same thought again and again. Thinking something fresh, loving and uplifting instead of worrying. Replace your worse anxiety with cheerful optimism.”
— Angelica Hopes, Rhythm of a Heart, Music of a Soul
Tagged: worry, Anxiety, Optimism