Worry/Imagination

I have a card by my desk that I picked up in the goodies room during the RWA conference in New York in 2003.

It says, Worry is the misuse of the imagination.

Which is something of a handicap if you have a really good imagination, no?

I am a champion worrier. I mean, Worldclass. Worrying about being a worrier is really only the beginning. I am capable of finding whole new worlds of things to worry about. New ages of anxiety. New dioramas of disquiet. New fields of fret.

But remember that quote? If I'm a worldclass worrier, I also have a worldclass imagination.

It's about time I put it to its proper use. Because the only really effective way I've found to balance out that worry/imagination equation is to write.

I'll see you on the other side.