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My Biggest Worries

I recently clicked on an article about middle-aged women revealing their biggest worries. I was curious to know if my worries are the same worries that other women my age are having because if I'm going to be honest, I worry that I worry too much.


It turns out, though, that the worries I have are similar to many of the worries that other women my age have. Here are the big ones, in no specific order:

  1. I worry about my health. I live a healthy lifestyle specifically for this reason. I want to be around for my family, so I'm doing everything within my power to make sure I stick around as long as I can. Plus, life is so good. I want to have it for as long as possible.

  2. I worry about my husband's health. Unlike me, he doesn't take care of himself and he doesn't seem to worry about it. So I worry for him. A lot. But I learned a long time ago that nagging him or trying to get him to improve his health doesn't work. It has to be a decision that he makes on his own for it to happen. It's so hard for me, and I worry that it will take a serious health scare for him to decide to take better care of himself. Or I'll end up losing him and will be alone.

  3. I worry about my dad and being able to take care of him because he lives so far away. My dad is in his 80's, but he's in really good health and he eats healthy and stays active. He stays busy with his church and charitable organizations. He also has a wife who is there to take care of him and she lives a healthy lifestyle, too. Knowing this, I don't worry as much, but the worry is still there.

  4. I worry if my husband and I will be able to retire in a few years. As much as I love my job, I don't want to work forever. My husband hates his job, so he definitely doesn't want to work forever. But with the economy the way it is, who knows how long we'll have to work. We want to be able to enjoy our golden years to travel and spend time with our family. I will have piles of books to read and gardens to tend to. I look forward to retirement, but I worry that it will be many years down the road instead of just a few short years.

  5. I worry about my dogs. My family and friends tease me that I spoil them and coddle them too much, but all of our dogs are rescues and I want them to have a good life, so I worry about their health and care and just want them to live a great quality of life. I also worry about all of the other dogs out there in the shelters and foster homes, along with those who are still in neglectful, abusive homes. I wish I could save them all.

It's interesting how my worries have changed over the years. I've gone through worrying about grades in school to financial worries to worries while raising my daughters. Now my worries seem to revolve around mortality and my realization that time is precious and I need to make the most of it. Ultimately, I know that worrying doesn't solve anything and doing it too much is bad for my mental health. I'm working on it.








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