Comments on: Worried about the future? http://www.mysimplerlife.com/blog/worried-about-the-future Encouraging you in creating a saner, simpler life Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:32:05 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: cheritycall http://www.mysimplerlife.com/blog/worried-about-the-future/comment-page-1#comment-30220 cheritycall Tue, 28 Oct 2008 07:22:51 +0000 http://www.mysimplerlife.com/blog/2008/10/15/worried-about-the-future/#comment-30220 Hi, Give something for help those hungry people in Africa and India, I made this blog about them: in http://tinyurl.com/5t2jg6 Hi, Give something for help those hungry people in Africa and India,
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]]> By: sema http://www.mysimplerlife.com/blog/worried-about-the-future/comment-page-1#comment-30064 sema Tue, 21 Oct 2008 12:47:25 +0000 http://www.mysimplerlife.com/blog/2008/10/15/worried-about-the-future/#comment-30064 thanks for reminding that only this moment is real. live this moment well and you will always be happy. thanks for reminding that only this moment is real. live this moment well and you will always be happy.

]]> By: mary http://www.mysimplerlife.com/blog/worried-about-the-future/comment-page-1#comment-30063 mary Tue, 21 Oct 2008 10:19:48 +0000 http://www.mysimplerlife.com/blog/2008/10/15/worried-about-the-future/#comment-30063 thank you beth. my financial planner hubby took up the couch potato to 5k running program although he is no where near a couch potato, it's a nice change in exercise. christine, you give some great advice. i also filled his nano with music and he has turned off the news on the commute. thank you beth. my financial planner hubby took up the couch potato to 5k running program although he is no where near a couch potato, it’s a nice change in exercise. christine, you give some great advice. i also filled his nano with music and he has turned off the news on the commute.

]]> By: Meme http://www.mysimplerlife.com/blog/worried-about-the-future/comment-page-1#comment-30057 Meme Tue, 21 Oct 2008 04:18:21 +0000 http://www.mysimplerlife.com/blog/2008/10/15/worried-about-the-future/#comment-30057 I agree because worry does not change anything- hearing things and dealing with them as they come is not worry but common sense- some things we can change but we ourselves can never change others or the future- I used to worry about nearly everything and if I was not worried I would worry about not worrying then dear hubby got pancreatic cancer and we discovered all the past worry had simply been a waste of our time together so although his cancer was terminal we did not worry because we were so grateful for yesterday, today and tomorrow- and we lived more in his last 7 months of life than we would have if we had tarnished it with worry- yes, we were sad but we were also glad....... I agree because worry does not change anything- hearing things and dealing with them as they come is not worry but common sense- some things we can change but we ourselves can never change others or the future-
I used to worry about nearly everything and if I was not worried I would worry about not worrying
then dear hubby got pancreatic cancer and we discovered all the past worry had simply been a waste of our time together so although his cancer was terminal we did not worry because we were so grateful for yesterday, today and tomorrow- and we lived more in his last 7 months of life than we would have if we had tarnished it with worry- yes, we were sad but we were also glad…….

]]> By: Josh from LiveWellSimply http://www.mysimplerlife.com/blog/worried-about-the-future/comment-page-1#comment-30017 Josh from LiveWellSimply Fri, 17 Oct 2008 19:15:02 +0000 http://www.mysimplerlife.com/blog/2008/10/15/worried-about-the-future/#comment-30017 Good advice for crazy times! The reality is we are far better off than 1929 which seems to be the current benchmark for how bad things can get financially. Worrying has no value, though I'll admit I've succumbed to it more frequently lately :-) Good advice for crazy times! The reality is we are far better off than 1929 which seems to be the current benchmark for how bad things can get financially. Worrying has no value, though I’ll admit I’ve succumbed to it more frequently lately :-)

]]> By: Marcia, Organising Queen http://www.mysimplerlife.com/blog/worried-about-the-future/comment-page-1#comment-30011 Marcia, Organising Queen Fri, 17 Oct 2008 10:52:46 +0000 http://www.mysimplerlife.com/blog/2008/10/15/worried-about-the-future/#comment-30011 love your answer, Beth. love your answer, Beth.

]]> By: Beth http://www.mysimplerlife.com/blog/worried-about-the-future/comment-page-1#comment-30001 Beth Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:28:57 +0000 http://www.mysimplerlife.com/blog/2008/10/15/worried-about-the-future/#comment-30001 Thanks for sharing that BlissChick and can I say I adore your blog! Mary, it doesn't mean everything will be fine, it means you get yourself ready for whatever comes. So a financial planner would already be having trouble because of the financial issues facing the world right now. A financial planner would have to decide how he wants to lead the people he serves, whether he even wants to be a financial planner anymore if it is too stressful, prepare alternatives in case he loses his job, make sure he has other interests outside of work that makes life worthwhile. Worrying won't make financial disaster any less likely. Worry pretends to be dealing with the issues, but isn't doing anything. It will cloud the judgment needed for a financial planner to make good decisions. And he needs all his strength and a clear mind to deal with his clients' worries and finances. Thanks for sharing that BlissChick and can I say I adore your blog!

Mary, it doesn’t mean everything will be fine, it means you get yourself ready for whatever comes. So a financial planner would already be having trouble because of the financial issues facing the world right now. A financial planner would have to decide how he wants to lead the people he serves, whether he even wants to be a financial planner anymore if it is too stressful, prepare alternatives in case he loses his job, make sure he has other interests outside of work that makes life worthwhile. Worrying won’t make financial disaster any less likely. Worry pretends to be dealing with the issues, but isn’t doing anything. It will cloud the judgment needed for a financial planner to make good decisions. And he needs all his strength and a clear mind to deal with his clients’ worries and finances.

]]> By: mary http://www.mysimplerlife.com/blog/worried-about-the-future/comment-page-1#comment-29999 mary Thu, 16 Oct 2008 11:30:44 +0000 http://www.mysimplerlife.com/blog/2008/10/15/worried-about-the-future/#comment-29999 normally, i would totally agree with you. what about the financial planner who is on the edge with worry in our current economy? he can't turn off the news, it's hard to be optimistic when each day the market plunges further. self-care he does but it's all that he can do. do you have any further advice? normally, i would totally agree with you. what about the financial planner who is on the edge with worry in our current economy? he can’t turn off the news, it’s hard to be optimistic when each day the market plunges further. self-care he does but it’s all that he can do. do you have any further advice?

]]> By: Blisschick http://www.mysimplerlife.com/blog/worried-about-the-future/comment-page-1#comment-29984 Blisschick Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:20:34 +0000 http://www.mysimplerlife.com/blog/2008/10/15/worried-about-the-future/#comment-29984 Great suggestions! Eckhart Tolle says that depression comes from residing in the past and that worry and anxiety come from residing in the future, which does not exist yet. Therefore, you are worrying about fantasies. Reality only exists in this moment, right now. It's so hard not to feed the fantasy/worry monster; he BEGS a lot, especially lately. One thing I do with him is wear him out through intense physical acitivy -- a good, fast bike ride, followed by some yoga that includes a lot of breath of fire. Very cleansing. Peace & bliss to everyone (and yes, turn OFF those TV's -- they're just manipulating you!), christine Great suggestions!

Eckhart Tolle says that depression comes from residing in the past and that worry and anxiety come from residing in the future, which does not exist yet. Therefore, you are worrying about fantasies. Reality only exists in this moment, right now.

It’s so hard not to feed the fantasy/worry monster; he BEGS a lot, especially lately.

One thing I do with him is wear him out through intense physical acitivy — a good, fast bike ride, followed by some yoga that includes a lot of breath of fire. Very cleansing.

Peace & bliss to everyone (and yes, turn OFF those TV’s — they’re just manipulating you!),
christine

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