I have 3 but would LOVE to hear more…
You can always have more but you can’t have less
This one’s from my dad and it really stuck with me. You can, and really should, apply this to any intoxicant.
On the pitch is off the streets
This is about getting restless kids, or kids who might be in a bad situation, into sports.
The axe forgets but the tree remembers
Translation on this one: People who cause hurt are less likely to remember than those it affected.
This is a bit of a trap, because it kind of breeds anxiety.
Most people who are worried are aware that logically, it is unhelpful. You can phrase it however you like but if someone could stop worrying, they would.
Human’s are hard wired to “worry” about threats. It’s how your ancestors avoided being eaten by a sabre toothed tiger long enough to be someone’s ancestor. Worry is in our nature.
As you accrue things you’re not worrying about, and as you don’t worry about them over time, it can create extraordinary tension which in my case and many others presents as anxiety - an overwhelming and unreasonable response to a threat.
So for loads of people, trying not to worry kinda works until it doesn’t.
There’s loads of healthier ways to manage worry and anxiety, that I won’t try to summarise here, but ACT and CBT are good places to start.