don't worry

Easier said than done.  I borrowed Bob Marley's lyrics and I designed and embroidered this little sampler to remind me not to worry so much.  But I am a chronic worrier.  I always have been.  I can turn a concern over and over in my head until it is a smoothly polished river rock of a worry.  Which doesn't lessen my concern.  Just makes it familiar and more permanent. 

I've had plenty of real, solid circumstances to worry about.  And trust me, I worried hard.  But I can worry about the lettuce going bad in the vegetable crisper, too.  And that kind of worry can just eat away at you, leaving you exhausted. 

So I'm trying to change this very bad habit.  It's been difficult.  I may have even worried about it... But I'm feeling better about letting things go a little.  I've {mostly}stopped worrying so much about the amount of food Rowan doesn't eat.  I've {mostly} stopped worrying about Fletcher's stubborn ways towards learning to write his name.  I've {mostly} stopped worrying about if, when, or where Brian will be deployed next.

Since I've stopped the worry a little, I feel more room for happiness.  And letting in more happiness can only help to quash all the worry. 

Three Little Birds
"Don't worry about a thing,
'Cause every little thing gonna be all right.
Singin': "Don't worry about a thing,
'Cause every little thing gonna be all right!"

Rise up this mornin',
Smiled with the risin' sun,
Three little birds
Pitch by my doorstep
Singin' sweet songs
Of melodies pure and true,
Sayin', ("This is my message to you-ou-ou:")

Singin': "Don't worry 'bout a thing,
'Cause every little thing gonna be all right."
Singin': "Don't worry (don't worry) 'bout a thing,
'Cause every little thing gonna be all right!"