Your words echo my own experiences with anxiety and panic attacks, all of a sudden cropping up in my life and then manifesting in other ways, notably as extreme worry and doubt. I find it really interesting when you speak about being a naturally happy person but also someone who has experienced times of panic and uncertainty, i often think about this paradox in myself and wonder if there is a connection between feeling extreme anxiety and in some way using it as a springboard to undertake a period of life-changing growth and renewal, an idea i find really exciting, albeit daunting.
Thank you for sharing your story and allowing your really magical moments to shine through! They are inspiring.

I love, love, love the way you write! It’s so refreshing, so not-lecturing. Thank you! I focus on working with women that have SO many reasons to worry (widows) and I feel so inspired by your way of moving from worrier to wonderful in such a down to earth, doable, unpretentious, real and joyful way.

Thank you again!

Breathing really helps me to slow thoughts of worry. I remind myself that all I need to do right now is breath. Even that, I don’t have to do because my body is doing it for me. I slow myself down and focus on breathing – even when I feel like I’m running out of air. ESPECIALLY then:-)

Today, I’m more likely to grow through joy. A much more pleasant experience!

Nice point and so true that we become what we focus on the most, just as Carey Grant said, he played his character so often that he became him.