The Blonde Lab

by Lindsay Baltimore

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Worry

I worry too much.

{There I said it}.

Day in and day out,

I find that I dwell too much on things that are completely out of my control,

and some that I do in fact have complete control over.

I worry about my health (and I am perfectly healthy).

I worry about the unknown.

I worry that the food I feed my family isn’t healthy enough.

I worry that I drink to much diet pepsi.

I worry about my parents, my friends.

I worry that I am not discipling correctly.

I worry that my daughter will be scared from my divorce.

I worry that I don’t exercise enough.

I worry that I will not fulfill my life long dreams.

I worry that I have sinned too much.

I worry that I am being judged.

jacket: baby gap, headband: lilly pie accessories

{via here}

I’ve come to accept that worrying is a part of me.

I’ve embraced that.

But I do want to challenge myself to worry less.

To give less energy to an emotion that deserves no energy at all.

What emotions do you struggle with?

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  1. Oh girl, I worry too. I’m a certified worry wart.

    I worry that someone close to me is going to die. I worry that I have cancer. I worry about my parents.

    It’s hard to shake that habit, for sure!

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  2. Ohhhh…..Lindsay you and I are right there together. That is EXACTLY me the past few weeks. I Worry we won’t be able to feed out children. I’m worried we’re going to loose out house. I’m worried I’m going to have a nrevous break down and not be able to support my family. I worry my children are traumatized becasue IO am ALWAYS at work. THey cry fo rme . they miss me! TRUST ME MY FRIEND> I AM RIGHT THERE WITH YOU!!!!

    This too shall pass and just know I am thinking of you!!!1 I love you girl

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  3. Lindsay I have so been there!!! And well i still get trapped in these kind of moods of ..WORRY..
    Praise God he continues to work with me through all of my junk:) I’m one of your newest followers and I have so enjoyed reading through your blog thanks for being real and a blessing through your blog:) i’ll be praying for you!

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  4. My thoughts and feelings lately mirror this exact post, to some extent! I am actually drafting a post up about this as we speak! Worrying is SUCH an awful, awful feeling! 🙁 Hang in there girl! This too shall pass, and in the meantime, I’m praying for you and Landyn!

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  5. How I worry about almost all of the same things! Most of my worries are about things that could/potentially/one day happen, that I have no control over! I try to keep my worries to things I can control {like eating enough good food to feed this growing baby and getting enough sleep}, but oftentimes I’m consumed with worry. You are not alone my friend!

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  6. Wow, thank you for sharing.

    I worry about money. I worry about dying. I worry about my health. I worry about my mom. I worry that Aidan will hate me someday.

    Why do we worry so much, anyway?

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  7. I worry allll the time – it’s so unhealthy and resulted in me getting diagnosed with anxiety, which now – I’m medicated.

    I can’t believe hoe big L is getting!!!

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  8. I hear ya sista! I have always been a worrier…suffered from anxiety disorder and everything. I have to constantly remind myself that worrying about things beyond my control will only attract more energy toward what I am worrying about. I use meditation, prayer, affirmations, and physical exercise to help control my excessive worrying. I like what you said about embracing it though…I think it is a part of us and there is a healthy form of it for sure. 🙂 xoxo

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  9. Worry is your life when you are a mom. I am trying not to worry so much as well as 2012 rolls on. Good luck and i love your Etsy shop. Whippy cake sent me to you and i love your stuff i tried to pick just one but as I started looking at them it changed sooooooo I love all but my favorites are the midnight one the peppermint one and the silver bells bracelet.

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  10. I used to be just like you, Lindsay. And then one day I read the following on my page-a-day calendar and it changed my life!

    “Worry is the misuse of imagination.”

    Wow. I read it, reread it, thought about it, and suddenly God revealed to me how I had been wasting the gift of imagination He blessed me with. I was ashamed. As a writer, an imagination is so important. God created me to be a writer and what was I doing? I was imagining every bad thing that could happen, and then playing out the scenes in my head until I was nearly mad with worry. How silly of me.

    Now, when I feel the urge to worry, I simply ask myself, “Is this a valid concern or am I projecting into the future of what-ifs?” If it’s the first, I proceed to see what I can do about the situation. If it’s the latter, I let it go … nearly every time.

    I am no longer in bondage to the worrier in me. Don’t buy into the lie that “it’s just the way I am.” You can be set free and, believe me, freedom feels fantastic!

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  12. Ugh me too girl! I worry about anything that I can’t fully control {which is obviously a whole lot}. We just need try to let it go and know that everything happens for a reason.

    Easier said than done :).

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  13. I worry too. And sometimes worry is good– it means you care.

    But left unchecked, it’s bad and robs us of the life we were meant to live. I’ll be praying for your freedom from worry. 🙂

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  14. Man, I totally struggle with worry too. It seems especially bad these days. I have so much to worry about! It’s hard to give it up to God sometimes.

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  15. Love that quote! I think we all need to remember that at times. Thanks for sharing your story on SITS today. You are an amazing person! And remember, when others judge you, it defines who THEY are, not YOU.

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  16. Girl, if you are doing all things to the best of your ability, and I know you are, you have nothing to worry about. In the end everything will work out. God has his hand on you!
    Hugs friend!

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  17. Aw this is so sweet and vulnerable, so glad you shared your heart. Have you ever read Matthew 6:25-34?
    It’s Jesus talking about worry, titled Do Not Worry.

    You are doing such a good healthy thing by seeking and by writing it out and sharing…
    You will arrive to a new place if you are doing this!

    Most of the time gaining a new perspective is all you need and it will help so so much…I did a post recently on Perspective, http://contemplatingbeauty.blogspot.com/2012/01/perspective.html, it may or may not help,
    keep seeking and you will find a new place to land.

    xo

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  19. I worry to much as well. But I do so to the point where I just feel so trapped by my worry and fear and finally when I release it to the Lord I just feel this overwhelming peace and this Ah ha moment of like “why didn’t I give my worry to him before” but a few weeks/months/days will pass and I’ll start that worry process all over again.
    xo
    Praying that your heart is filled with so much peace today that it pushes the worry out

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