Worrier or warr;or

How easy is it to sit and contemplate what could or might go wrong? And not only that, but how many sit and decide how you will react to each scenario specifically? Looking back, I could’ve been a certified worrier, because that was all I did! Anything that could cause me to fret, I opened the door and welcomed it in. Whether it was how to pay bills, something regarding the kids, cut backs on a job, or the grass growing too fast, I worried! I wish I was exaggerating when I tell you these things, but unfortunately, I’m just not that good of a story teller.

If you describe someone as a worrier, you mean that they spend a lot of time thinking about problems that they have or unpleasant things that might happen. (Collins dictionary)! You guys, I literally made up things to worry about! And then one day (way too late in life) I began to realize that I couldn’t continue to live like that!

I had to do something different! I came across a tattoo that said: “warr;or” and it immediately resonated with me! The semi-colon represents “my story isn’t over” or “keep going” and that’s what I decided had to be done. I have a husband and 2 children that love me big and I knew I couldn’t continue to make life harder for them by being a worrier, so I changed my thought pattern and became a warr;or!

“Although logically linked with someone engaged in war, a warrior can be anyone who fights the good fight, whether in politics, on the job, or just as a “weekend warrior” trying to accomplish multiple tasks during off-hours at home.” (Vocabulary.com dictionary).

It takes a lot of strength to get up and keep going, but it can be done! It takes a lot of self talks and reminding that, in the end, everything will be okay! It takes a warr;or mindset to win the battle and put the worry behind you! But all of these things can be done! You CAN become a warr;or instead of a worrier! Will you fall? Yes! But get back up and do it again! Because when troubles come, you have to deal with them! There’s no sweeping them under the rug and pretending they aren’t going to happen! But why borrow the worry from tomorrow? Choose to be a warr;or instead of a worrier!