Stop worrying

Have you ever been in a situation where your worries rob you of your sleep?

I think worry serves a purpose. It reminds us to reflect back on what we’ve done to get into this mess and what to avoid in the future.

So contrary to the saying “Live Your Life So That You Will Have No Regrets”, I say there is an important purpose to regret. I regret having poked my finger into the candle flame and like hell will I do that again. Regret helps me live another day. The challenge is to have fewer of them as I progress in life because I would have learnt something.

I come into contact with chronic worriers every day. People who worry sick about things much bigger than they are – like the economy. I’d ask them, does all your worrying have any effect on Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae? (That’s the two big factors that’s creating financial havoc in the US and subsequently Asia.) Nope. Not a chance.

When two galaxies collide, there ain’t a whole lot you and I can do about it. If you worry, it won’t change. If you don’t worry, it also won’t change. So why worry. Learn to let go. 🙂

As I said, what’s more useful is to reflect on what drew you into this mess in first place. This financial nightmare was a choice you made wasn’t it. A choice to invest in an unwise portfolio that’s causing you these sleepless nights. Now you’re paying for that poor choice.

So if you’re not in a position to change the outcome of something, learn to flick the worry switch off. Let go. Otherwise you’re just wasting your emotions for nothing and while busy achieving nothing, end up upsetting a whole lot of people in the process.

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