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Sunday, December 29, 2013

The Worry Monster





The Worry Monster

Yes, I admit it.  I’m a champion worrier.  I am always working toward losing my title, since worry is not the best piece of baggage to carry along.

I read somewhere that worry is a game of the imagination, and that is certainly true.  Most things we worry about never happen, and even if they do, usually the situation isn’t one we can prepare for.  So why worry?  But we do.  I think dancers are particularly prone to attacks of from the worry monster, perhaps because of their constant quest for perfection.

For me the best antidote to worry is action of some kind.   It can be reading a book, writing, going for a walk – anything that is engaging enough to force good thoughts into my brain instead of negative ones.  Any activity that stops the mind from playing the “what if?” imagination game over and over is good.  The Link of the Day has lots of other suggestions for slaying the worry monster.

From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:

Motivational Secret #8:
“To prevent worrying, stay focused on the present.”

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Quote of the Day:
“Worrying is carrying tomorrow's load with today's strength- carrying two days at once. It is moving into tomorrow ahead of time. Worrying doesn't empty tomorrow of its sorrow, it empties today of its strength.”
-Corrie ten Boom

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