Up: [[Fear]] Related: [[Anxiety]] Created: 2026-01-19 Updated: 2026-03-07 > [!orbit] [[Anne Truitt]] in *Turn* > Worry is a form of blasphemy, a substitution of one’s own will for divine will; actually, a clumsy attempt to usurp divine power. > [!Orbit] Phil Kastelic > Worry is thinking about fear rather than experiencing fear. It is energy lost to nothing and therefore harmful to our bodies. > [!Orbit] Chris Reck > If you don’t worry about something until it’s already a problem, that’s not worry. That’s observation. - [[What We Worry About]] - [[Worry Serves a Purpose But It's Not the Best Option]] - [Poem - I Worried by Mary Oliver](https://www.mindfulnessassociation.net/words-of-wonder/i-worried-mary-oliver/?srsltid=AfmBOorwx7OC3nhP6uWNDIzapaD6xtPf8oEjyVEhAfa2PehuGo2N3-iQ)