I used to be consumed with worry about things in my life, but I eventually realized that almost every time the anxiety over something was much worse than the actual thing I was obsessing over. After a few really stressful events in my life, I came to the conclusion that life would be unbearable if I wasn't able to stop obsessing over everything. Now I live with a sort of Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski attitude. So much so that my wife often thinks I don't care about important things.
You just have to realize that there are things in life beyond your control, and no level of worry or obsession is going to give you any more control over them. Once I was able to truly recognize this and embrace it, I was able to quit worrying obsessively.
You just have to realize that there are things in life beyond your control, and no level of worry or obsession is going to give you any more control over them. Once I was able to truly recognize this and embrace it, I was able to quit worrying obsessively.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
