This post has been languishing in my drafts folder for some time now. Not sure why that has been the case, but it has. And to be on topic, all the while not trying to worry about why it's taken so long to see the light of day.
Back in the late 1980s (1988 to be exact), a song that came out by Bobby McFerrin called, "Don't Worry Be Happy."
Unfortunately, many of us(if we were around at that time and are old enough) remember the tune to some extent and perhaps might even be able to hum the melody if forced to. Although, I can't believe It even won a Grammy for "Song of the Year."
Luckily we're not heading off down the trail to dissect the lyrics and meaning of Mr. McFeerin's tune.
An old, yet relevant cliche that gets resurrected every once in a while is, "don't major in the minor" or in other words stop paying far too much attention to small and insignificant details.
And doesn't that in a nutshell sum up our life from time to time. It certainly does mine.
And I suspect, many of us do get mired in the slop and muck of "majoring in the minor" when it comes to issues; concerns, or problems that creep into our lives.
The question to ask is "why do we worry?"
An easy question to ask, but a difficult and challenging one to answer.
And to be honest, I don't have a great answer to that question.
For yours truly, part of the answer is fear of the unknown. We don't know the answer to something, so we worry about what the void of the "unknown is." For the vast majority of cases, my worry tends to focus on stuff that is in the end, exceedingly insignificant.
In addition, I'm also the leader of the band when it comes to overthinking just about anything. In my case, overthinking leads to creating thoughts or images regarding something, that hold no spot in the reality of the particular situation at all.
Thus, I become "a master" in creating worry when there was no need for worry in the first place.
The graphic in many respects is pretty basic and likely a bit simplified. However, on the other hand, it may very well be the truest bit of artistic endeavor we'll come across.
Will we continue to worry?
I suspect so...perhaps it's all simply part of our DNA; of who we are as a people. Funny, if we can't change the whole "worrying deal", then why worry about it.
--as always with love--
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