Worries Turned into Laughter

We are gamblers. Whether we are in Vegas losing money faster than we can say hello or not. We gamble with our lives, futures, friends, family, etc.

But with gambling comes worrying. Ever hear of the term "worry-wart?" I'm one of those. I worry all of the time. But when I say what I'm worrying over out loud, it suddenly sounds so silly and I can't help but to laugh at myself for being caught up over something so ridiculous.

Lately, I've been seeing movie previews for the new Nicholas Sparks' book-turned-movie "The Lucky One." I think what really caught my attention was Zac Efron. He's all grown up :) Moving on, Nicholas Sparks always has romantic books/movies and it's basically in the girl handbook that we have to see it/love it. So as the movie looks so alluring, I wanted to read the book first to get a sense of it before it hit theaters (because obviously I'll be there on opening day). While reading the book, the quote that stuck out to me more than any other strings of words was:

"I think you're worrying about the wrong things here." - The Lucky One

So even if you are not a worry-wart, you are still a worrier and you need to stop trying to handle what can't be handled. So to break the stress and turn that frown upside down, do what I do: Say it out loud. You don't have to say it to anyone... maybe just a mirror so you can see and hear how ridiculous your worries actually are.

I realize that some worries are so legitimate that they shouldn't be laughed at, but we stress ourselves out over all the small ones when they are added up. So, STOP IT!

Let me give you one of my silly examples. While I was working at Disney, I found out that Joe Jonas was going to be performing nearby. I was such a Jonas crazy girl that I had to go, however, no one else wanted to. Then I met a new friend at work and she was just as excited. So not knowing each other, we decided to go see Joe! I looked up the ticket prices online (even though it was too late to buy online) and it was a little steep but I was willing to splurge because of how hard I had been working. However, when we arrived at the concert line, we looked at the ticket price and it had gone up substancially! We both stayed in line but in my head, I was freaking out a LOT! I was going to splurge on the tickets when I saw the first price - I talked myself into justifying it. But then suddenly it went up a ton? I really didn't want to spend that much, but I didn't want to disappoint my new friend and ditch her. I made her a promise.

So the funny part, I finally told what I was feeling and she was SO relieved! She had been thinking the same exact thing! We stepped out of line and went to see the movie "Abduction" with Taylor Lautner in it instead.

It's so ridiculous how we torture ourselves over things that don't even matter. So stop gambling with situations, and just say what you feel or get things over with so you can relax!

Talk to the mirror!