Hi, I’m Carie. I write for myself, and others, about navigating these times.
You deserve a break
I feel like the (exhausting) narrator in my head definitely wears Sally Jessy Raphael glasses.
On surrender
Today I reflected on a way I learned to create new patterns in my life as it relates to anxiety, sharing a simple practice I started 10+ years ago. I also included some links as to what science says about this God Box practice. And, read to the end, because once again the universe humbled me today, giving me a situation that’s largely out of my control. Simple practices, but dang it — never easy.
A Little Something for Us Anxious Types
Yesterday my daughter faced a challenge at school and was stressing and ruminating. This is a natural state for many of us—our thoughts run through every possible scenario of embarrassment and horror, trying to anticipate what might happen when faced with situations that feel outside of our control.
I made a suggestion that years ago changed my own life.
To redirect the voice in her mind to say— to herself and the universe—these words:
I am open to the highest possible outcome.