How is it that just a word, not even a tangible thing can have so much effect on us? It goes back to not getting what we want or losing what we have that makes us anxious. When we're 100% present doing something we love, anxiety is the farthest thing from our minds but on Sunday night when we have to go to work the next day, anxiety sweeps in to give us a swift kick in the ass.
Ok, so how do we manage it? Well, as much as I don't love to meditate, breathing always brings me back. We forget to breathe and how powerful it really is. Last night was a testament to that. I was struggling and uncomfortable in my skin. I wanted to smoke and do anything not to feel the way I was feeling. Instead I did a 10 minute meditation. I spent the whole 10 minutes actually slowing my breath down because the anxiety was intense but it worked. I felt calm again and the anxiety was gone.
Breathing doesn't just keep us alive, it keeps us sane.
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