What kind of worrier are you?

**this isn't the face of a worrier!!**


I was reading an article in my new Body + Soul this morning while Hunter was practicing his piano. I almost laughed out loud. It's entitle Let It Go. Unfortunately, I couldn't find the link. So, if you are interested go check it out at Target. But here is a little sample...

You see right now, at this very moment, I'm involved with 2 worry-some events. ;) Hannah forgot her homework yesterday at school. She turned in the math worksheet, but needed to keep it as she has a problem to do every night. She had a substitute and I think her groove was off. This never happens to her and she is freaking out. Like...she was up worrying and TALKING about it at 10 pm. I'm trying to be patient with her...you see I'm the same kind of worrier...a rehasher. (Certainly not this bad, but...) She is up right now worrying that she will have to "sign the book". Oh my gosh!! Poor thing feels like she is going to barf, can't eat breakfast...I think I'm going to have issues with this girl if she can't learn to "deal" a little better.

Then there is Hunter...like his Dad. Last week (Thursday or so) he "misplaced" 2 books. Hunter is usually very good about loosing stuff...meaning he doesn't do it much, he usually knows where all his crap...I mean stuff is. This school year has been a little different. Thesecond week of school he lost his BRAND NEW Camelback water bottle, then a week later his lunch box (he did recover that one), now these two books. (He says he has too much stuff now, I also think I have put the fear of you know what in him that he better not "misplace" his clarnet-all other things just not so important!) I was annoyed with him because HE wasn't worried enough. He wouldn't ask his teachers because "he was afraid of getting in trouble", and he was looking for it on his own. Plus, he told me he would just pay for the books. That seemed too easy. I wanted him asking the bus driver, his teachers, looking in the band room, lost and found...you name it. He just wasn't motivated enough. For me. Fine, do it your way but,no computer and TV until they are found. And wouldn't you know, he asked one of his teachers about one of the books, and she had it. He is convinced the other got turned in at the library. We will see. I made him pay me for the water bottle, because I'm mean.

Let It Go Body + Soul October 2007


"Holding on is easy; we do it all the time. We cling to worries, regrets, and fears that no longer serve us. But it's amazing what happens when you start to release your grip on the thoughts that haunt you. Suddenly, there's more air. You can breathe deeper, walk taller. Life feels effortless because you've stopped trying to control every last second of it."


So... are you:

*the generalist-"I worry all the time about everything"


*the control freak-" I think by worrying about things I'll be able to control the outcome"


*the fortune teller-"I'm convinced that a worry is a divine insight, and that the worst is about to happen"


*the existentialist-:"I worry that life is essentially meaningless"


*the rehasher-"It's not voluntary; I get stuck in a mental loop"


*worldwide worrier-"I worry about the genetic engineering of crops and animals. I worry that the bees are dying"



So let's stop worrying! This really was an interesting article. I wouldn't say I'm a BIG worrier, but I've "worried" before. Go check out the article it was a good one. I even used some of the coping techniques on Hannah this morning. I had her write down on a piece of paper what happened and what she will do differently so it doesn't happen again. Seemed to help. Maybe Hunter has the right idea, but don't tell him I said that :)