"Don't Worry, Be Happy"

Easy for you to say, Bobby McFarrin. All you have to do is sing a song and make money from it. (Ok, I know that that in itself is probably very stressful, too.) But in real life, being happy is not always that easy. I was wondering about this, and whether or not worrying is as easy as just not worrying. So, of course, I googled it. And one of the first hits that came up was this ("A Blog for the Anxious"), but more specifically, this post. As I was reading, I sat back and wondered if worrying really is just a choice between choosing to happy and positive or choosing to sit back and wallow.

I cannot speak for anyone else, but I know that for myself, sometimes wallowing and worrying is all I can do. In fact, sometimes I want to. Yes, sometimes I actually want to sit and stew in my pity, worry, anger, or whatever it is I may be feeling. At times, it is how I work past a problem or issue. Other times, I have to forget. It's those times that sitting, wallowing, and worrying will only make me feel worse, and if there is nothing I can do about the situation or problem, then sitting and wallowing is especially not going to help. It's at those times where I would love to just "don't worry, be happy."