Overwhelmed. Heavy. Hopeful.
“It is not possible to control all external events; but if I simply control my mind, what need is there to control other things?” — Śāntideva This is a quote I find myself returning to often. I am, by nature, a worrier. A planner. The kind of person who is always bracing for the next catastrophe before the current one has even arrived. My mind can spin fast — faster than reality ever requires. When I first came across this quote, it reminded me of something I had been learning through Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: not everything is within my control. And trying to control everything is often what fuels the anxiety in the first place. It brings me back down to reality when my head feels like it’s spiraling. When my body starts reacting to stress I didn’t even realize I was carrying. It reminds me that relief often sits on the other side of acceptance. I’ve spent years working on myself after battling anxiety, worry, and panic for as long as I can remember. Growing up, I thought I was ju...