The Catholic bulletin., 1915-08-07
THE HABIT OF WORRY.

this question truthfully it will prob
ably be in the affirmative, for very
few women have learned how to do
without worry. Each one of us un-
dOubtedly thinks we have a good deal
to cause us anxiety, and perhaps some
of us have. But few human beings,
either men or women, ever learn
until perhaps it is too late-how little
good and how much harm result from
the habit of worrying.
She isn't happy unless she has
something to worry over" is a IA
vorite phrase which possesses good
deal of truth, for there are some
women so constituted that unless
they are fretting over one thing or
another they are not entirely salts
fed
Take the woman in business, for
instance. If she has a good position
she often worries that she may not
be able to keep it, and if she is un-
fortunate enough to be out of job
she is sick with worry before she
procures one. During her daily round
of work she finds many things which
do not go right-perhaps she makes
a mistake in transcribing letter, or
mixes up her accounts in adding up a
bill. Whatever the error, it worries
her until she has made small slip
seem an enormous mistake.
The result of this constant worry
is frayed nerves, an irritable disposi-
tion, an unhappy outlook on life and
the inability to progress. For no
worker who worries can give her best
to her work She stands in her own
way, shuts out her own chance of
advancement
A KiIIioy.
The man or woman who worries
kills in himself or herself one of the
greatest sources of happiness is
the power of observation. He is like
the person who, looking out of win
dow upon a glorious and inspiring
view, sees only a speck on the pane
of glass. He is so busy inspecting
beyond Are you going to shut out all
the possible beauty of the future by
fretting over the anxieties of the
present? Don't allow yourself to be
come a victim to such a warped view;
look out and over the disagreeable
specks which mayt blot your present
outlook into a beyond diffused witt
bopoc trVct and chonr
When we take it upon ourselves tt
worry over the future are we no
distrusting Providence which rule:
all things? Are we not showing dis
satisfaction with our lot in life, at
tempting to regulate our lives rather
than relying upon Divine guidance
Take the lilies of the field. They
toll not, neither do they spin, and ye
they exist in exquisite splendor. This
however, does not mean that human
beings who are put upon this eartl
to work out their salvations are tt
sit down and relinquish all efforts a
doing the best they can for them
selves, hoping to be taken care of il
some miraculous way. But it doe
mean that after we have done ou
best, we are to rest content and t
cease worrying.
If we have given the best that is il
us to any task, if we have left n
stone unturned in the attempt t
make things go right, then we hav
done all of which we are capable an
it is time to rely on Divine helI
This is a world of service. If we
not shirk our part of the work, if W
are faithful in our endeavors, the
we can rest content that reward wi
come our way. 1t may not be in tn
form we most desire, but often tn
things we want most are the mos
dangerous for us. 1t often happen
that could we look into the future w
would not desire the things whic
seem best for us at the time we wan
them so ardently.
Will Grow Upon You.
Conquer the habit of worrying
you want to be happy in this worlC
Worry will grow upon you, becomin
a little worse day after day until
holds you in such an unrelentin
grip that you are veritable slave
it's dictates. Shake off fear, fill you
mind with happy thoughts, look int
the future unafraid, and be thankfu
for the blessings of the present.
No matter how bad your conditio
you can always find something to b
thankful for. If you are poor yo
NAV have health blessing MANY {
the rich would be willing to pay fo
dearly If you are i'll you may 8
least be happy in the tender ministr;
tions of friends and relatives aroun
you. Look at any condition for tn
good there is in it, look for the bes
do your best and you will have n
cause to worry.