“Anxiety is the thing that can keep us alive, right? It's the thing alerting us. It's not broken. It's telling us something feels unsafe here and let's just tune into what that is.” - Dara Denton

Anxiety is a misfire in our natural defense mechanism. And it can be turned off.

When you’re in the decision-making process, trying to decide yes or no, it’s taking up so much brain power. So the quicker you can make decisions, the quicker you can get out of indecision, and the more energy and brain power you have back for other things.

What is that one thing you’ve always wanted to do, dreamed of learning or doing, and have always felt held back because of kids? How can you add fun to everyday things? What types of things are fun for you? It’s interesting because it will be different for each of us. Fun has a different meaning for each of us.

I encourage you to do something like this in your life. It’s amazing to look back and reflect on your year, process the lessons, and notice all the experiences that went well. And then dream about the next year.

Most of everything I wrote down last year has come true! It shocked me. I’ve written goals down before. I’ve dreamed before. But I don’t know if I’ve ever gone back and looked at what I’ve written down to see what our lives look like today.

Finding people who you can relate to in the same situation. How much the community matters. Having people in your life who support you, encourage you, and whom you can talk to. After meditation, open your eyes like you’re opening them for the very first time. Ask better questions instead of asking why this is happening to me. Let’s expect problems and let’s have fun solving them and having fun while dealing with problems.

Let us talk about the money. Let us talk about relationships. Let us talk about the quality of life. I share all these to show you the seriousness of dealing with anxiety. It is not something you just have to accept and do not need to do anything about. There are ways to make this so much better.