This week two wonderful ladies from the Behaviour Anxiety Team came to my house and we had a great discussion about anxiety and how it has affected my life and the lives of those around me. I was deeply inspired by the one lady who told me all about why she loves to work particularly with anxiety and more specifically with children. In a nutshell what she had explained was how that darn “Anxiety Monster” as she likes to call it is something that we must live with for all of our lives but that doesn’t mean that it has to rule our lives. All of the things that we discussed sounded so entirely hopeful and it was also based on each individual’s threshold. So in essence we challenge the anxiety so Sydney will be able to beat the anxiety monster and be able to grow and survive being in control of the anxiety. It is the best news that I have heard in years.
So the first thing that I am this weekend I am thankful for is hope. Every day we go about our daily lives and struggle through our trials and tribulations and as I mention in one of my other posts that hamster wheel seems endless but when there is hope there is life.
I am thankful for vitality. Vitality makes me want to get every morning and be thankful that all of my family is alive and well. Vitality prompts me to call a friend and just say hello. I know it sounds a little corny but in all honesty I am thankful for my life, all of it. Good, bad and otherwise I am happy with it and thankful that I have been brought to where I am now.
So this Thanksgiving weekend my friends please know that in one way or another you are part of my grateful state. Whether it’s a long-time friend or someone that I have only met through the anxiety blog I am happy to say, “Thanks for being a part of my life and I wish all of you a wonderful Thanksgiving”.
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