ANXIETY TO GRATITUDE!

We all have the time when we have suffered from tremendous anxiety in our life. It really doesn’t matter what it is that is causing the anxiety (my anxiety revolved around money, relationships etc. ) It is what you are capable of doing to change your way of thinking.

 I used to wake up in the morning and throughout the night with horrible anxiety until I made the change to shift my thinking by practicing a simple mental exercise.

1)    Reflect – Find what it is that is actually causing the anxiety, find the root of the issue

2)    Focus  - Make a list of what you have control over and what you do not. What things are you capable of doing something about and what things are you not?

3)    Shift –  Make the switch over in your thinking from “the problem” to “the solution” choose one small thing you can do at that moment or that day to move forward.  

4)    Re-focus- Choose positive things that are good in your life ( even if they are small)  and what you are grateful for and think about those.

It is so important to take the time to do this exercise, and even if you need to stop and repeat it a few times until you change your pattern of thinking that is OK.

Here are some examples that have helped me through the roughest battles:

Focus on strength not weakness. 

Focus on those that love you, not those who caused you damage. 

Focus on things that bring joy. 

Focus on your creator and those things that are awesome in this world. 

Visualize or go to a beautiful place. 

Eventually, I always come to the same conclusion, this too shall pass! Don’t give more strength to any situation than it has earned!