I'm such an A-type, I don't think I even recognize anxiety. It's just all folded into the stress I know too well. But, I go back to when I was about to go downhill on the Hurrah Pass (something, I was later told, that really experienced mountain bikers do...and I trained on a recumbent cycle), my mantra was, "Oh, sh!t. Oh, f*ck! Okay." I repeated that the entire way down (which was cliff side after the rain on a narrow road shared with full-sized vans and ATVs coming the opposite way)...and I made it in one piece. The 3-Os will get you through just about anything. It can also make you smile because it's so ridiculous, and it has a pretty good rhythm to it. I'll have to write down your 5, though, Chris. I'd mess up how much to touch or taste. (And write whatever you GD want to. It doesn't have to be rigid. This is your place. You get to do whatever TF you want, whenever you want!) 😘 xo
Really appreciate that the techniques you write about are so actionable. Anxiety can feel...squirrelly, and hard to navigate in a concrete way. This is easily applicable in my own life, right now—love it!
I suppose I am fortunate that I don't divert energy to things I can't control. Staying in the present with a side eye on the future has always worked for me. And it also seems to fold into your theory of serendipity and making your own luck. That's an interesting connection. Thanks for putting so much thought into your work. It's inspiring.
I'm such an A-type, I don't think I even recognize anxiety. It's just all folded into the stress I know too well. But, I go back to when I was about to go downhill on the Hurrah Pass (something, I was later told, that really experienced mountain bikers do...and I trained on a recumbent cycle), my mantra was, "Oh, sh!t. Oh, f*ck! Okay." I repeated that the entire way down (which was cliff side after the rain on a narrow road shared with full-sized vans and ATVs coming the opposite way)...and I made it in one piece. The 3-Os will get you through just about anything. It can also make you smile because it's so ridiculous, and it has a pretty good rhythm to it. I'll have to write down your 5, though, Chris. I'd mess up how much to touch or taste. (And write whatever you GD want to. It doesn't have to be rigid. This is your place. You get to do whatever TF you want, whenever you want!) 😘 xo
😂 Thanks!
Really appreciate that the techniques you write about are so actionable. Anxiety can feel...squirrelly, and hard to navigate in a concrete way. This is easily applicable in my own life, right now—love it!
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I would NEVER. 🫢
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I suppose I am fortunate that I don't divert energy to things I can't control. Staying in the present with a side eye on the future has always worked for me. And it also seems to fold into your theory of serendipity and making your own luck. That's an interesting connection. Thanks for putting so much thought into your work. It's inspiring.
Thanks Robert! I think side eye on the future sums it up perfectly. Skeptical but aware.