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Category: Anxious thoughts

Don’t Worry Be Happy and 8 Ways to Worry Less

“Don’t worry be happy” is not just a song made famous by Bobby McFerrin.  Your thoughts can try to make you worry and overthink.  You have a better choice that helps you calm worry.

Worry less is something you can transform even if you’re born a worry wart (aka Vata mind). I know because I did. And if I can do it, you can too!

Don't worry and be happy and calm. That's how I felt traveling and exploring new countries.

8 ways to get calm (and don’t worry be happy):

 1. Don’t focus on what could happen, focus on what is.

When awake, your mind doesn’t naturally silence. When your mind gets ahead of itself or starts to attach a fantastical made up story line to your thoughts, that’s when you have a chance to take a pause, get present or distracted and busy.

How does that old saying go?… “the past has already happened, the future hasn’t occurred, and all we have is now.”

If only we could stay focused on the present moment (not the past or future).

If you’re multi-tasking, you can miss it and let worry settle in.  Mindfulness brings your awareness back (and you’re doing just fine if you let go of the past and future uncertainty).

2. Lower your standards to worry less.

We all have an idea as to what life should be and how we should be.  Our expectations create a set of worries and disappointments when we face a setback.

There is not a perfect human on this planet.  Accept that progress is made through your getting things done.

Who’s measuring perfection anyway?  No one except the critic inside you, or a parent or school teacher’s voice that no longer serves you (or runs your life). Continue reading “Don’t Worry Be Happy and 8 Ways to Worry Less”

Anxiety Symptoms Can Change: 7 Better Ways During COVID

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Anxiety symptoms can change if you can embrace healthy changes.

Situational COVID anxiety seems to be the elephant in the room. While it’s plastered all over the news, not many casually talk about the invisible spreading virus that has changed and threatened our health, daily lives, and world.  Our world has been tipped sideways with people walking around anxious about their situations, work, health, relationships, and future.

Did you know that at least 50% of anxiety comes from situations, habits, thoughts, words, actions, or attitudes?  In essence, some you can control, and most things you can change. You can exchange your anxiety for better mental health.

You don’t have to live anxiously, or hold onto fear, worry, or uncertainty.  That is not the new normal. You can thrive despite the times and your circumstances.

So What Now?… Continue reading “Anxiety Symptoms Can Change: 7 Better Ways During COVID”

Anxious vs. Irritated Feelings in Your Mind and Body

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First of all, why care if you’re feeling anxious vs. irritated?

Because you will use different healthy ways to combat and soothe each.

Anxiety can be based on fear, worry, feeling (or being) attacked, threatened, stuck, or overwhelmed.

Irritation can come from situations you encounter or people who do things that offend you.  Or if you’re in an environment that frustrates you.

The easiest way to tell the difference if you’re anxious or irritated is by your bodily functions.  The body tells the story truth.  It expresses with your being balanced or imbalanced.

The Body – Are you anxious vs. irritated?

One of the easiest ways to examine if your body feels anxious is if you’re constipated.  I know that’s a strange way to start a topic, but many anxious people suffer from this regularly. Continue reading “Anxious vs. Irritated Feelings in Your Mind and Body”

Orange Candle Calming For Anxiety

Orange candle is the type of scent that can change your anxiety.

With one sniff and you feel more calm. Nice and easy!

So when you’re out shopping for candles in the sea of candles, your orange candle choice can be easy.

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Yes!  All Candles are not created equal to soothe and calm anxiety.  Orange candles are special.  Some candles have deeper scents like the Yankee Candle.

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I found one that I love.  It’s the Village Candle Orange Dreamsicle (creamsicle).  If you flip to the back, you’ll see I bought at HomeGoods for a fraction of the price.

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If your nose is drawn to those scents then they can help calm you as they positively affect your mind-body connection. Continue reading “Orange Candle Calming For Anxiety”