Worry doesn’t prepare you for anything — watching TV and reading the news, then feeling bombarded by fear — it’s a distraction. It doesn’t allow you to be in touch with your own freedom, power, and true self.
Well, Maybe Worry A Little
Dr. Lewis Mehl-Madrona, author of Coyote Medicine and a physician who combines Native American healing with traditional medicine, suggests keeping a Worry Diary. Make a list of worries for a few minutes each day and ask yourself if what you’re worried about will matter in 10 days, 10 years, or 100 years from now. And then be done with it for the day.
His Cherokee grandmother couldn’t write, so instead of making a list of worries, she set aside a certain time each day to think of everything that worried her, and when she couldn’t think of any more worries, she said a prayer, and worrying was done for the day.
Our minds can be free of worry and fear — just for today.
Reiki and Reflexology
Can you feel anxious when you’re getting a Reiki/reflexology session? You can try, but the session should help jumpstart your body’s own self-healing response–assisting the body in releasing deep-seated tensions, aiding in detoxification, improving organ functioning, and balancing mental and emotional states.
An Anxious Exercise
If you’re feeling anxious pass a small object (a ball, your keys, etc.) from one hand to another side-to-side, crossing the mid-line of your body. (This involves both sides of your brain, disrupting anxiety which is based only on one side.) It’s so simple and yet, it REALLY works.