{"id":10020,"date":"2021-01-28T14:23:40","date_gmt":"2021-01-28T21:23:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/?p=10020"},"modified":"2024-11-03T12:50:12","modified_gmt":"2024-11-03T19:50:12","slug":"quotes-for-a-rainy-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/quotes-for-a-rainy-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Quotes for a rainy day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Are you a planner or a worrier?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is the difference?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m a worrier, trying to be a planner. I imagine what could go wrong so I can plan for when that happens. I suppose I should say “if” it happens. My worries seldom happen. Instead, things happen that I could never have imagined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But, as Leo Buscaglia said, \u201cWorry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only saps today of its joy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A therapist said to me, \u201cWorry is modern man\u2019s voo-doo.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I get that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWorry is like a rocking chair: it gives you something to do but never gets you anywhere.\u201d\u2013 Erma Bombeck<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, as I sit and rock, I could plan what I would do if my worries came true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen I look back on all these worries, I remember the story of the old man who said on his deathbed that he had had a lot of trouble in his life, most of which had never happened.\u201d \u2013 Winston Churchill<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So where does that leave us? Some writers play the \u201cwhat-if\u201d game all the time. They get some of their best ideas that way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I think we need to know when our worry-thinking disables us and when our worry-thinking helps us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s good to have a plan if an immediate evacuation becomes necessary, such as having a to-go bag ready to go at a moment\u2019s notice. And having an emergency kit easily accessible is a good plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Being positive can help worriers. Not dwelling on \u201csomething bad is bound to happen.\u201d But rather, be prepared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part of that preparation might be positive thinking for mental health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched \u2013 they must be felt with the heart.\u201d \u2014 Helen Keller<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In times of difficulty, or chaos, \u201clook for the helpers,\u201d as Mr. Rogers said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNothing is impossible, the word itself says ‘I’m possible’!\u201d Audrey Hepburn<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTry to be a rainbow in someone\u2019s cloud.\u201d \u2014 Maya Angelou<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s your takeaway today?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are you going to worry or are you going to plan?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ll probably do a little of both.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Write Spot: Writing as a Path to Healing<\/a><\/em> has a wonderful self-care section, positive planning for mental health and physical well-being.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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