Anxiety, Worry and Doubt


Most people are too emotional. Way too emotional.


If only we could learn to calm down and get centered. We might learn how to face the vicissitudes of life with some equanimity and poise. Mostly we are all bipolar.

We get too excited and then we feel down. Like a roller coaster ride. This might be okay for kids who are naturally emotional (though too much excitement is not good for kids either).

But as we get older, the ups and downs wear us out. Fortunately, there is a simple meditation that has helped some people get centered, so that when life's issues come their way, they respond with patience instead of upset.

Take, for example, anxiety. Anxiety accompanies worry. We worry about something and fear it will happen. Then when something reminds us of it or that makes us think it might be about to happen, what do we experience?

Anxiety.

Most of us spend so much time lost in our music, in food, in texting, in alcohol, in all manner of distractions that when we are  forced to face something in real life without a distraction to hide in, we become anxious.

It is helpful to have had a stock of successful experiences overcoming and coping. Some of us don't have such experiences.

We either have  been over protected, we have been hiding in daydreams or distractions, or we tried but failed.

Getting started is easy, just try the 5 minute meditation and see if it helps you to come back to reality and become centered.

We have always faced reality as an ego, struggling and grappling with things on our own. When we failed we hid in our imagination and let others do things for us.

 But if you could learn to face reality with the light of intuition, you would begin to see that issues are solvable. 

The 5 minute meditation is free We even have a free meditation mobile app. www.meditationforanxiety.blogspot.com

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Here is an letter written by someone who gets it. He overcame anxiety, depression and bipolar disorder. In this letter, he comments on the verse from the Psalms and then tells of his recovery journey. He gave me permission to share his letter but asked that I only use his first name, Michael. I hope someone will be inspired to give our free spiritual meditation a try. All I can say is "Thanks, Mike." Roland

Hello, my name is Michael.

I love this verse from the Psalms.

He is not afraid of bad news; his heart is firm, trusting in the Lord.
Psalm 112:7 (English Standard Version).

It sounds good, doesn't it? But the question is: how do you get to where you have such a firm heart and settled spirit?

It took me a long time to get to where I could understand and say something about having a firm heart and settled spirit. I was Mr. Jellyfish.

But here’s the good news: if I can do it, anyone can do it. It took me 40 years, but that was because it took 40 years for me to get to the point where I was ready. Once you’re ready, recovery can begin in a heartbeat.

And it doesn’t have to take 40 years to be ready. You can be ready in this instant regardless of your age, if your heart is pure and you are sincere.

Here's my story. Let's begin with a few thoughts about anxiety and some observations about life and how I started to recover.  .  .  .  .


But as time went by (as years went by) I learned to fail less. And I also learned to react badly less to my failings. In other words, I began to grow up, and I'm still growing up.

When I was 10, 15, 20, 30 years old, did I have anxiety? Of course. Did I get depressed? Of course.

When my parents got divorced, it bothered me. When my dad died, it made me sad. When my parakeet died, I felt bad. What was I supposed to do, be happy about these things? I grieved and felt hurt and then I got over it.

When I was a little kid, did I go through a spell where I had to do a ritual of counting numbers or arrange my shoes perfectly at night or else "something really bad would happen?" Of course. Then I grew out of it.

When I was in college, was I high and hyper when something good happened and stayed up till dawn talking to my friends? Then did I crash when a bunch of things went wrong? Naturally.

When I was in my 20's did I wonder who I was and if there was a future for me? Did I mess up, and make mistakes? Sure.

And then did something try to tell me I was "worthless" and that "the world would be better off without me?" Of course.

When I was 30 and sitting in a lonely apartment in the outskirts of Chicago, with the snow coming down and nowhere to go and wishing I were back in California, did I feel depressed? Of course.

But here I am. I got through.

My recovery was two part. First it was just growing out of issues. It seems like each stage of our life--little kid, big kid, teenager, college age, 20's, 30's--there are some typical issues to deal with. The old expression "time heals all wounds" definitely applies. Somehow I just grew out of things.


This brings me to part two of my recovery program. I told you about part one, where I got through the various typical issues I faced at different stages. But then came the life changing, game changing discovery. I took me four decades to get to the point where I was ready. But when I was finally ready, it happened in a heartbeat and within a few days I was a new person.

I'll tell you about it in Part Two

Michael


Mike's Story “How I overcame depression,
bipolar, OCD, anxiety and other
issues without drugs”

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Mike’s Story “How I overcame depression,
bipolar, OCD, anxiety and other
issues without drugs.” is the powerful personal testimony of someone
who overcame mental health and other issues and went on to
enjoy a successful, productive life.

Mike tells you about his childhood:

the traumas,
the obsessions
and compulsions,
his shyness and bipolar.
Mike tells you about his twenties: the
depression, the doubts and the fears.

You will hear him talk about how Zorro and Colombo helped him get through.

You’ll find out what the Zen Master said.

You’ll read about Mike’s close call with Dr. Rough Handling.

Mike loves to philosophize about life, love,

and he likes Frank Sinatra too.

For each stage of his life he reveals how he moved on and left the issues behind.

Mike saves the best for last:

How he found his
spiritual roots with the help of meditation,
a change of heart,
and a hug and a kick in the pants from God.


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Roland Trujillo
, pastor, mentor and spiritual
director, is the author of 16 books. His popular self
help radio program has aired on both secular and
Christian radio stations around the country for 24
years.

“I love helping people improve their
relationships, overcome personal issues and find
their spiritual roots. People get stuck, and they need
someone who thinks outside the box to help
them look at life with fresh eyes.

People are resilient and can make progress in a very short amount of time.
Sometimes all it takes is an insight or two,
a little meditation to get centered, and knowing that there is someone
who has love, and who both understands
and can help. That’s all.


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