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make it disappear. It can be any small thing. But the
positive effect it will have on you will be enormous.
A friend of mine was worried about her cat, which
had some mild symptoms of illness, but nothing that
looked severe enough to take the cat to the veterinar-
ian. She also thought the symptoms were so subtle that
they might not be easy to describe to the vet, but still
she worried. She brought the subject up two or three
more times before I finally said to her, “You must do
something.”
“That’s just the problem, there’s nothing to do,” she
said.
“Take some kind of action,” I said. “Call the vet and
talk to him.”
“That doesn’t make sense because the vet wouldn’t
know anything from what I told him, and he’d probably
ask me to take her in to see him, and I know it’s not that
serious,” she said.
“Yes, I understand,” I said, “But you should take the
action for you, not for the cat or the vet. By not doing
anything you’re keeping yourself trapped in worrying.”
“Okay,” she said. “I see what you mean.”
When she called the vet, to her surprise, the vet was
able to make a good assessment of what was wrong. He
recommended that she bring the cat in, and if it was
what he thought it was, he could give her something to
clear it up right away.
Anything that worries you should be acted on, not
just thought about. Don’t be scared about the action; you
can make it very small and easy, as long as you take an
action. Even small actions will chase away your fears.
Fear has a hard time coexisting with action. When
there’s action, there’s no fear. When there’s fear, there’s
no action.