The next time you feel fear starting to undermine you, fight to keep your mind and heart open to possible courses of action. Ask yourself what you can do to feel better in your current situation, take small but deliberate steps out of yourcomfort zone, and let other people care for you ...
This idea started for me on a December evening in 2011. I had just stepped outside to do our evening chores to feed our horses. I hopped into our tractor, and a few minutes later, a five foot tall, 700-pound ...
Sometimes it’s as easy as noticing that you’re in control mode and choosing to let go—consciously and deliberately shifting into surrender energy. For example, when I become aware that I’m in control mode, I imagine that I’m in a small boat paddling upstream, against the current. It...
and they find it very difficult to control this worry. They also have symptoms like restlessness, fear, they find it hard to fall asleep at night, and they can't concentrate on tasks. In spite of whatever kind of anxiety you might ...
For example, people with generalized anxiety disorder worry excessively and constantly about everything going on in their lives, and they find it very difficult to control this worry. They also have symptoms like restlessness, fear; they find it hard to fall asleep at night, and they can’t...
students as nothing but anxiety-makers. Frankly speaking, everyone is worried and anxious before exams. Some students are so worried and anxious that theycan't fall asleep at night, which will lead to poor performance in the exams. This, in turn, makes them nervous even when the exams are...
You’re not going to like this. But,as a parent, I’m so tempted to belt out “Let It Go” right now. But, well,I just have to let it go. Obviously, it’s for some people to let go of control. And letting go of control is easier said than done. Here is the art of surre...
So now it’s your turn — what can you let go of? What do you over-analyze and what causes you unnecessary stress? To help the letting go process, you can do what I did. Ask yourself, “What is the absolute worst thing that can happen?” You’ll likely realize this worse-case-sc...
future. Enter the gap between thoughts and simply BE. When you do this, you move beyond thought and ego. Fear, stress and anxiety originate in the ego, the part of our mind that believes it knows the Truth and wants to keep you safe, but in fact does not have the wherewithal to do...
Put your anxiety on a schedule: Pick a 15-minute window during the day to think about your anxieties. “During that time, tell your brain to just go for it and let the anxious thoughts come,” Kissen says. “But when they arise outside that time, tell them ‘I’m willing to hear ...