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The Art of Worrying

Worrying runs deep in my family
My Mom was the queen of worry
When I didn't want to obsess
I told her of my issues
She worried for me
Often coming up with solutions

Fast forward
I'm in the part of my life
Where I'm exhausted by years of worrying
I want to think I'm in the I don't give a crap phase
But
I worry about not caring

Having said all that
I feel lately more blase
It was a welcome relief
Until yesterday finding out some disturbing news

My wife is exasperated with my worries over something that may not happen
She starts to say "You need to worry don't you?"
I stop her short and say
"No hon, this isn't worrying, it's Pre-Worrying"
We both stop, stare at each other,  pause and start to laugh
Moment passes, I relax and start to breathe .....
Written by PoetSpeak
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