Follow old advice: Don’t worry, be happyA wise old man just told me that every day spent worrying takes 10 days off my life.Uh-oh.Like many people, I frequently waste energy by worrying.That nagging little fret in the back of my mind that says things won’t go my way doesn’t quite keep me up nights, but it’s certainly not doing me any good.In the process of moving from my recently sold home, I worried about getting all the packing done ahead of time, breaking the crystal and about helpers seeing the dusty corners.If I were more mature and less insecure, I just wouldn’t worry as much.During just a half hour of TV watcing, there are at least a few anti-anxiety medications advertised, so clearly, I’m not the only person with weight on her brain.Anticipating the worst, having undue concern, feeling apprehensive — they’re all pretty common.In fact, 40 million people have an actual anxiety disorder, which is much worse than my moments of distress. Sometimes I worry to show I care, or because I think that if I put enough thought into something, I can change the outcome. That state of disquiet isn’t good because it wastes other opportunities for productivity.And it’s a symptom of a lack of faith that things will be work out and that even bad things happen to us for a reason."Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be fearful," is in the Bible in John 14:27.Psalm 55:22 says, "Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall."With that, I had better stop the misuse of my cares. In other words, if my crystal breaks during a move, I’ll get new glasses.Except now I’m worried about all those days I’ve shaved off my life expectancy by worrying and how I’m going to retrieve them.