Worry Does Not Help

Typically, by doing things like listening to the news, going to the doctor, listening to the fears expressed by others or even listening to my own brain, I can convince myself that there are really things I should worry about, that my worries are justified and that worry will somehow help the situation.  Part of me wants to take this approach rather than realizing that my worries are basically vapor and a total waste of time and energy.  The best that I have found that I can do is to feel the feelings, recognize them as vapor, let them pass and return to my spiritual practices.  I am then more equipped to deal with whatever happens.