People call it what they will.  Some are troubled.  Others get anxious….agonize, overthink, brood, or panic.  There are those who lose sleep, get worked up, stress to the max….. or just plain old  get in a state.  Some never, ever do it at all.

But… no matter what you will call it… my name for it is…. worry.

Many of you may or may not know this…. but I do a great deal of worrying.  I did a whole big bunch today.

And it all depends.  It could be anything from how long to cook the chicken eggs, or…my brother’s house sliding down a hill, or something like being concerned for the well-being of a friend.

I get it naturally.  My Mom was a big ball of anxiety… and my Dad was a closet worrier.  So as you can see… I am built to last in this department.

I’ve done a lot of work on it too.  Meditation, prayer, exercise, education, talking to people, talking to myself…. talking to Sock Monkeys….. BUT…. to no avail.  It seems like my brain is wired this way.

You see, intellectually, I know it does absolutely no good.  When the creek is rising and the rain is falling, worrying isn’t going to make the clouds stop pouring.

When the bases are loaded and the number four hitter is coming up to the plate…. worrying is not going to change the outcome.

It serves no good purpose.  Yet still…. I keep it with me like a trusty sidekick.  Always there… right by my side.

I am convinced that WORRY is the worst of the four letter words… but it has a Y stuck on the end of it.  Why.  Why.  Why.

I DO change it up a little bit.  When I am hungry, and worrying… I stew.  OR when I am playing the guitar, and worrying… I fret.  Around a big family or clan, and worrying…. I brood.

And now you know it.   I’ve shared yet another personal pitfall of mine… with all of you.  And dang it… that worries me.  Just joking.  I trust you.  ALL of you.  I mean…. what are you going to do?   Post this on Facebook?

 “There is nothing that wastes the body like worry, and one who has any faith in God should be ashamed to worry about anything whatsoever”  —  Mahatma Gandhi

(Is anyone else worried that Gandhi said this…..?)