Efficient Worrying

Old Dog says, “Worrying is not a bad thing. More often than not it is a matter of poor timing or being inefficient.”

If you wake at 3 AM and are worrying about money, is there really an opportunity to make money at 3 AM. Would not it make more sense to grab your schedule and set up an appointment with yourself at 3 PM in the afternoon the next day ? Then you might have the options to do something about this. 

It would make more sense to concentrate and focus very specially on your challenge/problem rather than let it pop up in your randomly in your thoughts. 

An Old Dog trick to worry more efficiently is to take two pieces of paper. On the first list write down everything that is in your power to do something about the situation. On the second list write down everything that is not in your power to do something about the situation. Then, depending on your belief system hand over the second list to God, your Higher Power, or the Universe. From, time to time it may be wise to double check that you haven’t put something on God’s list that you need to take care of and visa versa.

You may find it helpful in doing this to sing or say the “Serenity Prayer”. 

God, grant me the Serenity

To accept the things I cannot change...

Courage to change the things I can,

And Wisdom to know the difference.

Old Dog says, "The Tale is told......King scrolls This too shall pass wise men and wise women