Anxiety starts to lose its charge once you know how to relate to it in the moment when it arises. And this is very good news.
You don’t need to be concerned with anxiety disappearing forever. Once you bring acceptance and understanding to the experience of anxiety,
it stops haunting you.
Remember that what you resist persists. If you go into the story of how you dislike anxiety, you’re resisting it. So do this instead:
- Take a few slow, conscious breaths;
- Center your attention in
the peaceful field of simply being present and aware;
- Then open to the physical sensations you’re experiencing. Love them like your children and welcome them like a long lost friend.
The sensations of anxiety may still be there, but
you’ve made peace with your present moment experience. This is how to come fully alive to your messy, scary, brilliant life—one moment at a time.
Love always,
GailPS: If you're interested in more, please click to check out my award-winning book, The End of Self-Help: Discovering Peace and Happiness Right at the Heart of Your Messy, Scary, Brilliant Life.
