Meet Josh

(Second part of THE 3 COOLEST WAYS TO CONQUER WORRIES)
 
Yesterday I promised to elaborate on these 3 coolest ways to conquer worries. Honestly, I was hesitant at first to use the word 'cool' in this blog, it sounded too hyped. However, while gathering my ingredients for this menu, the feeling of being cool is consistent all the way. I realized while I was looking for adjectives to describe those people who implemented this method, consciously or unconsciously, they looked really cool.

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If you have a worry problem, do these three things:

Ask yourself: “What is the worst that can possibly happen?”
Prepare to accept it if you have to.
Then, calmly proceed to improve on the worst.”
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Meet Josh (not his real name): when he knew that the company was shutting down, he said, "Okey, okey,…so what will happen to us?" While some were giving bitter remarks and attempted to resist the change, Josh sorted out his options. "So, first, although it will surely affect us and our families, this won't kill us. We're still alive and able." With this Josh implemented the method: 'What is the worst thing that can possibly happen?' Yes, he would lose his job, but it's not yet the end of the world. He was still alive and able.
As most of us did, he called his wife and explained things. Yes, I heard some bitterness and frustrations in their conversations, but what was really happening was that, he was preparing his wife to accept the upcoming changes: change in his paycheck, change in their benefits, change in their lifestyle. - Josh could have read the book I was referring to you, or maybe not, but he did exactly what it said. See? He was already in the second phase: ACCEPTANCE. This is really important. This could have been the hardest phase. Acceptance is like dying, but once you are able to say, "Let go, and let God..." the healing and mending starts. "...unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. (John 12:24)" Life begins again.

The next thing Josh did was to make calls. Yes, he called his former associates  in the industry right away and asked them to help him find a new job!  He 'calmly proceeded to improve on the worst.' Life continues.

photo: clappstar's @ flickr