Thought for the Day--April 30, 2011: Worry! (NOT!) and Hurry, Hurry, Hurry!
Today is the tomorrow we worried about yesterday. --Author Unknown Are you worried about tomorrow? If so, stop it! Say to yourself: Take care of today...today; worry about tomorrow...tomorrow. Obviously, we must plan for the future, but if we worry unduly about it, then we are wasting a lot of time and energy on what could end up being irrelevant. Will I stick to my healthy plan tomorrow? I hope to, but I'd rather concentrate on today because today is NOW, and I have some control over NOW. Tomorrow is not yet accessible to me, and the past is over and done. At my Weight Watchers meeting on Monday, "Red," another member, said that she came to WW to lose just 5 pounds. Just 5 pounds. So far, she has lost "just 5 pounds" several times. Red says that if she thinks too far ahead, the worry overwhelms her, and she gives up, so she sets small goals and celebrates when she meets them. Red has it right--what with her wit and humor and positive outlook on life, she's ...