Too worried to be concerned?

There is a great difference between worry and concern. A worried person sees a problem, and a concerned person solves a problem. - Harold Stephens

I guess this brings a whole new perspective to when someone says their worried about you or when they say they are concerned about you.

In some sense, they can be taken either way but to be concerned it needs to be relevant to you, it is something which you know is a problem  and you know it needs to be fixed. Where as a worry would be - your not so sure what is going on and you want to get to the bottom of it with the hope to help at the same time.

Now with this all in mind – next time you say your concerned or worried, make sure you understand your context or someone who may think to much or take things a little to personal may pick up that – all your trying to do while worrying is snoop and see what the problem is (get some Goss), or maybe they are a care bear and truly are concerned about you and want to help pick you up as they know what you are going through…

“If you are worried about the concerned, then really you should be concerned about why your worrying”  
- Chris Furlong

“Let the wise listen and add to their learning, and let the discerning get guidance- for understanding proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise” Proverbs 1:5-6