If something is going to happen, 

worry will not stop it.

If something is not going to happen, 

worry wastes time and energy. 

Worries arise from fear—fear things will remain the same, fear they will change. For some of us worry becomes a habit, for others learned behavior. And there are those for whom it seem almost physical: a seemingly inherited genetic mutation in their DNA that results in them being hard-wired for worry.

Whatever the underlying reason, worrying is pointless, a waste of time and energy. If through individual or shared karma, we have set events into motion, worrying won’t prevent them from occurring. And if we haven’t set things into motion, they’re not going to happen, so there’s no need to worry.

Worries are wandering thoughts. We stop worrying by eliminating fear. Fear arises because we stubbornly attach to our existence.

Daily learning and practice will help us let go of attachments and contentedly accept what is and will be.