Dec
06
Is there such a thing as ‘good’ worry? If there is, could it be called by another name? Could it be called ‘concern’? Perhaps it could be called ‘problem solving’? Whatever you call it, good worry goes somewhere. It isn’t a rocking chair, moving but staying in the same place. It’s more like a vehicle that takes you to a solution or resolution. But if neither of those things happen, then it brings you to a place of peace with what is.
That, to me, is the only kind of worry worth worrying about.
Drawing and commentary by Marty Coleman, Publisher of The Napkin Dad Daily
Quote by Anonymous
Oct
28
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It’s stressful coming to the end of ‘Stress Week’ at The Napkin Dad Daily!
I remember arguing with my wife about something she was worried about, afraid might happen. I was trying to argue rationally, giving her all the reasons not to worry. She finally had to stop me and say, ‘MARTY, it’s not a rational FEAR, you can’t argue it away with rational arguments!’
So, if your fear, stress, worry, anger, etc. is irrational, you must be irrational in your response to it, right? Oh, heck if I know. But…
It’s only a spider.
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Drawing and irrational commentary by Marty Coleman of The Napkin Dad Daily
Quote by my favorite Roman Emperor. Can you guess who that is?
Jul
06
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Vacations are the sort of thing where you have unthought out expectations of what it should consist of. I don’t mean the destination, I mean the intangibles that you don’t think of in advance, but you expect to have happen. Perhaps you expect that a vacation includes sleeping in late at the hotel while your spouse expects a vacation to include getting up early and seeing the sites before the crowd. Perhaps you expect a vacation to be all planned out, no surprises while your traveling partner is thinking a vacation isn’t a vacation unless it’s filled with unexpected moments and events.
With my first wife and I we had to come to terms with money on vacation. I remember her worrying about money and what we were spending and me getting annoyed at that. At one point it came to me, I had an expectation I hadn’t realized. My vacation was in large part a vacation from worrying about money!
When we get right down to it the best, most rejuvenating vacations are a break from worry, right? Might be worrying about money like I was doing back home, or worrying about obligations and judgment and duties. So, when you plan your vacation, think along those lines and plan accordingly. What do you want to not worry about?
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Drawing and commentary by Marty Coleman of The Napkin Dad Daily
Quote by Earl Wilson, 1907-1987, American journalist. At least I think it was this Wilson. The other choices are a baseball player and a congressman. I made the most likely choice to have a witty saying.
Oct
14
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I drew this at 3:30 am, after waking up too hot and too anxious about stuff. Will I get the napkin xmas cards done? Will I get the 2nd napkin dad book done? How will I find a printer who can do it cheap enough? What about my other work, my photography, where should I place it online to sell it? Will I win the major art grant I am applying for this week?
I tossed and turned in bed, wringing my hands about it all (I wasn’t actually physically wringing my hands, but my feet did get quite tangled up a few times).
So, I got out of bed and drew this napkin. Sort of like late night therapy for myself.
I am not a bench sitter in general. I like to take action. But sometimes I find myself sitting and worrying. Then I look off into the personal landscape of my life and I realize the river is still raging, the volcano is still threatening and the fire is still burning while I contemplate it all.
Sometimes just realizing that allows me to relax because I know what I can and will do when the sun rises in the morning. I will roll up my sleeves and take action. I will sandbag the levee, call the fire department, and keep a close eye on that volcano in the distance.
Are you wringing or rolling?
Drawing by Marty Coleman, The Napkin Dad of the The Napkin Dad Daily blog
Marty’s website, martycoleman.com
quote by Pat Schroeder, 1940-not dead yet, American Politician
