“I spent the first 30 years worrying about things that were invisible, and now I get to worry about something that’s visible, and there’s nothing that’s more mentally healthy than worrying about something that’s actually existing in the world, rather than worrying about something that doesn’t exist at all.” jesses eisenberg talking about having a child but it would seem to be a statement that resonates with all who have escaped a belief system
Yeah, I like this. Although even worrying about real things is a total waste of energy, if it's not something you have actual control over and/or responsibility for. A child is a potential exception, but even there, worry can't become paralyzing and you can't imagine that there are guaranteed outcomes. Children have their own agency, and as they get older, their own responsibilities that they may or may not rise to, no matter how good a job you do of nurturing and mentoring them.
But you can be positive that worrying about imaginary things like sin and hellthreat and other forms of divine displeasure and adherence to random pronouncements of a holy book, are a waste of your time and energy.