"What, Me Worry?"

I spent much of my life worrying and wasting energy which is why I counsel my children to work on eradicating this human flaw as much as they can. Given how much life will throw curve balls your way there is no point in it. Most of my fears never materialized but I braced for them regardless which made me feel obliged to build a suit of armor to go into battle. 

That readiness is no longer required but the instincts remain and they show up most often in the disdain I have for the world's unfairness. Knowing I cannot fix the world, I drop my preparedness to attack and embrace calm. 

I can have a very nasty disposition when it's needed but I have chosen to dismantle it slowly and be more forgiving of people who are largely more ignorant than full of malice. 

So I embrace the motto of Alfred E Neuman and say "What Me Worry?"