That Which Never Emerges.

“I've lived through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened.”

The above is a Mark Twain quote, and one of my favorite quotes. Worrying is hard to avoid at times, because as humans, we have this ability to conjure higher thought. True, cows don't worry about the quality of grass they will be grazing on tomorrow. But they also can't express themselves in abstract, meaningful ways. It's the price we pay to be human.

The trouble is, worry is useless. Most of the things we worry about never come to be, and when they do it's rarely worse than we've anticipated it to be. More over, it is a useless exercise that expends energy in a less than efficient way. With all the time you spend wringing your hands with worry, you could be working toward a means of  making your situation better. 

If I recall all of the things I've ever worried about, I'd find a staggering list of things which never came to be. Doing this is a good exercise as well, because it is a pleasant reminder that we have fairly fortunate lives, despite the hardships along the way. Nothing is ever as bad as we imagine it to be.

As for me? Well, I made a new 8tracks playlist today. I am moderately proud of it. You can find it right here!

Rest day today, mainly because I am monitoring a patient all day and can't leave. The patient accidentally shot himself in the hand with a 9mm handgun while he was cleaning it. Poor guy.