{"id":4878,"date":"2026-06-09T08:30:39","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T16:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wayofstory.com\/?p=4878"},"modified":"2026-06-09T08:55:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T16:55:52","slug":"to-worry-or-not-to-worry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wayofstory.com\/?p=4878","title":{"rendered":"To Worry or Not to Worry"},"content":{"rendered":"

To Worry or Not to Worry<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

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Recently, I had to go to DMV to renew my driver\u2019s license and failed my vision test. I did not wear eye glasses, and the DMV woman gave me a two-month extension to see an eye doctor and return. It took over a month to get the appointment then afterwards I waited another few weeks for the prescribed glasses. During these weeks, I worried. What if I again failed the vision test and could no longer drive? In my head, I created a scenario of an older woman losing her independence. As she lived alone now, she would have to sell her house, move into a senior retirement home and accept the care offerred. This became a shadow cloud that I lived under for almost two months. <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

I made the appointment with the DMV and before the 40 miinute drive there, I meditated, asking to be able to see both inwardly and outwardly. Burdened by worry, I entered the DMV. Within five minutes, I was seen by another woman, younger and more pleasant. I gave her the proof that I had seen the eye doctor then taking a deep breath prepared for the eye exam. <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOh, an exam is not necessary as you brought the result from the eye doctor.\u201d<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

After ten minutes, I was told that within two weeks my renewed driver\u2019s license would reach me.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Was this an angel? A DMV angel? <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the lesson: For two months, I had worried about something that never happened. <\/b><\/span>I began to reflect on how many times in my long life had I worried about something that never happened? I concluded that worry is a waste of energy.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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