Last updated on April 4th, 2021 at 11:10 am
At the core of my being, I am not a worrier. I like to get things done and get them out of the way. I like to solve problems and make things better. I firmly believe that fussing, fretting and worrying do nothing to accomplish either of these things. It just makes you more anxious and likely to mess up.
But that doesn’t mean that I donāt worry about anything. My ultimate worry is to wind up shuffling off of this mortal coil as ājust another nameāāthat despite all of my efforts, I wasnāt able to make a permanent change to make the world a better place, even if just a little bit. This is the driving force behind why I work so hard on these side pursuitsāso that they mean something and arenāt just forgotten as little whimsies I once had.
How do I deal with the worry? Thereās probably better ways to deal with it than my approachājust not thinking about it. I put the worries out of sight and out of mind so that they donāt bother me and I can continue on with my life. But itād probably be a far better idea for me to look at the worries, figure out whether theyāre rational and then come up with plans on how to deal with them. But like Iāve said in the pastāIām not a planner. I do work, adapting to whatever the situation might be. I can plan, but itās more my style to dive right in and do what needs doing.
I think we all have a few worries that constantly dangle over our heads, many of them stemming from the fact that we canāt see the future and donāt know what to expect. So all we can do sometimes is just do the work and hope for the best.
If not thinking about it doesnāt help, planning against your worries doesnāt help and just stubbornly doing the work until your worries donāt matter anymore doesnāt help, I suppose thereās only one thing left to doādeny, deny, deny. The very worst option available, but if you have to, take a page out of Alfred E. Neumanās bookāāWhat, Me Worry?ā
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