We all worry about things we can not control and when I step away from a worry I have, I think what a waste of time. I should focus on what I can control and rid myself of things I can not. For the past week I have a new technique to rid myself of worry.

When I catch myself worrying about something I replace the word worry with wonder. I say to myself  “I wonder about…” instead of “I worry about.” I want to eliminate the word “worry” from my self-talk vocabulary.

What I find this does is to refocus me into an action-type scenario instead of being stuck with a worry looping over and over in my head.  Now when a wonder  pops into my head,  I ask myself “can I do anything about this?” or “can it or will it change?” and if my answer is no I will say to myself “get out of my head” and the focus on and enjoy what is happening at that exact moment.

It is funny what a difference one word can make. I think I am much more efficient with my time and my outlook seems brighter.

What are your techniques for handling worry?

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