Worry

Worry: it is strenuous.

I was very positive this afternoon, unusually happy in fact. I didn't know why... then I thought about it;

It was raining and I had to go to the mall to get a gift for a friend who'd be celebrating her birthday that evening. As I said, it was raining, and it was raining quite hard. I put on a happy face, stepped onto the balcony and said, "Lord, stop the rain!" and waited...

 Nothing happened. Then I whispered, "It was worth a try.", smiled to myself and went back inside to change.

 Just a minute before I stepped out of the front door, the rain stopped into a drizzle, a very light one at that. I was surprised with myself because I tried not to worry about the rain and it paid off.

When the bible said that if we had the faith of a mustard seed and commanded a mountain to move it would, I don't think it was all about TRYING to ACQUIRE that faith, rather, to take away WORRY.

The reason we doubt is because we worry about so many things, and if we take away worry, we will surely be happier.

I always wondered how those carefree people do it; calm in difficult situations, happy in desperate moments, and just freely living their lives the way they want to. The secret is to lessen worry.

It's THAT simple. Well, the secret is, but the mere act isn't.

Then again, why should we be worried? All we need to do is try.

I did, just this afternoon when I prayed the rain would stop. I was worried I'd get my pants all muddy. But I deleted worry from my hard drive and viola, I ended up having a damn good day.

Worry, that witty monster.

TTFN,

andSahar