WORRY? The French Renaissance philosopher Michel de Montaigne who stated “My life has been filled with terrible misfortune; most of which never happened” may have really been onto something! To worry is to ruminate. Ruminate comes from the Latin word Ruminari which means “to chew the cud.” [1] In our minds we can see that cow chewing and chewing and chewing on the same piece of cud till it is nothing but a liquid mush. Disgusting eh? That is what happens in our minds. We ruminate on negative events, things that have a small likelihood to occur, or things we can’t change until our brains become a liquid mess. So how is rumination productive? The answer is IT IS NOT. The late Author, Earl Nightingale [2], estimates that:
Reframe those worries and rest your mind. [1] http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ruminate [2] The Essence of Success by Earl Nightingale, 2007
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Stephanie
1/16/2017 03:50:49 pm
I REALLY needed to read this today! Thanks for helping me take a load off my mind!
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Meredith
1/16/2017 05:55:10 pm
I was blown away when reading the research on what it means to worry and how much we do it. I think back on this often.
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