Needless cancerous Worries

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Hello Friends!

Today when I opened my emails, I found this little gem about needless

worries. After what our list has been through in the past few weeks,

it seems rather appropriate. Hope you find some comfort and value in

it.

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NEEDLESS WORRY

A story worth dusting off is about a man who bragged: " I only

worry about two things -- whether I am sick or well. If I'm well,

I have nothing to worry about! And if I'm sick, I've only got two

things to worry about -- whether I get better, or whether I die.

If I get better, I have nothing to worry about! And if I die,

I've only got two things to worry about -- whether I go to heaven

or hell. If I go to heaven, I have nothing to worry about. And if

I go to hell, I'll be so busy greeting my friends I won't have

time to worry! So why worry? "

Regardless of how you feel about his view of life after life, he

makes a good point about worry! There is really no room for

NEEDLESS concern about the future. I like what Ralph Waldo

Emerson said about worry:

Some of your hurts you have cured,

And the sharpest you still have survived,

But what torments of grief you endured

From evil that never arrived!

Almost without our being aware, healthy concern can be

transformed into cancerous worry. And though it is true that most

people worry needlessly at times, many of us feel consumed with

worry too much of the time. We find ourselves " enduring torments

of grief " from evils that have not yet arrived and probably never

will.

What needless worries can you release today?

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I especially liked the line: Almost without our being aware, healthy

concern can be transformed into " cancerous worry " .

Hope our MGB family can let go of cancerous worries and peacefully

enjoy the community we have created here.

Thank you for reading me =)

Health and Happiness to all!

Love,

Beth in Florida

MGB 8/10/00

357/314