Category: Anxious

Under Our Control

So much of our happiness lies within our control – more than we think. By confounding ourselves with worry, we block the joys to be

Oxygen Sensor

An extra worry. Just when you thought you had enough to worry about, your car dash tells you that you’re not quite up to pressure.

Untraceable Worries

Some worries are explainable: not enough money; a crummy boss; a broken car. Others are just not clear. Not understood. Still, they are. Worries that

Anticipation

Anticipation is tricky to handle. It can stimulate a nice situation to greater highs, if it goes well. If it doesn’t, one lands on harder

Hard & Scary

Life’s hard, and scary … And amazing, delightful, and reassuring to realize that we can deal with hard and scary everyday.

Hard & Scary

Life’s hard, and scary … And amazing, delightful, and reassuring to realize that we can deal with hard and scary. Everyday.  Sometimes better … Sometimes

Not Always

We like to think the beauty in life is clearer, more immediately apparent. Focused on finding beauty, on appreciating the wondrous moments, we expect to

Extra Time

I’m always on the edge of time, making it there just in the nick of it. Or getting there five minutes late. Sweating all the

Didn’t Happen

It didn’t happen. That car you almost rear-ended while thinking of the teacher’s comments about your ten year old son. It didn’t happen; you stopped

To the Dawn

When you feel particularly beat upon — whether by other people, the situation at hand, or even yourself — remember that you just have to