Chapter 2 This is how it works I'd wake up and a to-do to tsunami hit Racing heart confusion that desperate urge to hide and fix it all Dread at 5 a.
M.
About the day ahead and yesterday's guilt Rushed bedtimes not enough time.
Am I doing enough?
It felt so heavy Then I learned the secret Anxiety is just a busy mind sounds simple,
Right?
Swirling thoughts equal anxiety clear mind equals calm proof free day No nap timing panic.
No rushing home for bedtime clear calm Saturday off no emails deadlines lunch worries clear calm clean house No laundry dish kid mess loop clear calm Sure,
Those three things have been linked to me feeling calm,
But not always I've had clear mind days to in chaos.
It's me.
Not the setup creating the experience when anxiety spikes Scary thinking overload how I stop the awareness.
It's happening and I don't have to join in let it all pass Overthinking not inspired action is just have it Doesn't make me more productive like I once thought it doesn't make me do more It just makes me live from a hurried unenjoyable place