Go-To List when Anxiety Attacks

When Anxiety is overwhelming… what works for me….

Spiritual

·        Pray and keep praying; listen for answers

·        Read or listen to scriptures and sermons by my Church Leaders 

·        Attend Church 

·        Work on letting go for fear/shame, doubt and jealousy; instead seek Faith, Hope and Charity

    

Physical

·        Sunlight, get outside and go for a walk or for a drive

·        Niacin - it is a B vitamin that makes you happy J 

·        Eat healthy meals and exercise

·        Take a bath 

Emotional

·        Distraction – do something to get my mind off of the anxiety

·        Put on a good movie to let it out and cry

·        Talk to, email or text your dearest, trusted friends

·        Spend time with friends

·        Listen to music that makes me happy

·        Be honest with feelings and deal with them; don’t tell myself that I’m okay when I’m not; don’t let them build to a crisis

·        Be patient with myself, this too will pass, it has passed before





      

Forgiving like a Child

I've been thinking a lot about forgiveness as of late. The rules seem to change as we get older. As kids, we'd be screaming at each other one moment and the soon afterwards, we'd forgotten about it and were best friends. Somehow, as I got older, it felt like the hurts were 'different' and as an adult I seemed to think I had greater justification for staying angry.  I'm not sure why that is but I decided to work on forgiving; myself included. 

"Resentment is like drinking poison 

and waiting for the other person to die."  

Author Unknown

Matthew 18:3-4 ...Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.