First off, C - I am SO proud of you for pushing yourself to share to the degree that you just did, I know it's not the easiest for you, and you are SO inspirational to me, and I'm sure tons of other people out there at this point!
For all of our new "family" members out there, I'm proud of you too. The fact that you're even outsourcing for new information, ideas, and inspiration in your battle against anxiety is amazing. It takes a lot for somebody with this "gift" to get to that point because it is so daunting to feel hopeful, when for as long as you may remember you have felt defeated. But whether 'the beast' just recently popped up in your life and its scary as all hell, or you've been struggling with it for countless years and you are at your wits end, this is JUST where you need to be! So take a deep breath, and feel at peace, because we are all about to truly change for the better...one day at a time.
You may be asking yourself, why? Why is this blog different from any other? Is there anything presented to me that will really help? How on God's green earth is all this connecting, changing, and such really going to help me?! The answer is no more than...you are READY!
You have made the choice to start the process just by looking at this page. There must be something in you that knows, wants, craves a breath of fresh air. Now that you have come this far it is fairly simple. C and I have been where you are at this moment. We have felt defeated, we have said we were going to do anything it took to feel better and then failed miserably, we have sat and negative talked ourselves out of EVER thinking we could truly be on top of our game, but most importantly we have made conscious decisions to change our lives. And that is exactly why you are here right now because -WE- have decided we are WORTH it to live more full, happier lives.
That being said this particular post is merely to give you a preface about what your journey with Creative Anxiety may entail. This is not a 12 step program or a self-help book you took off the shelf at your neighborhood Barnes and Noble. We are real people, with real life situations, coming together to change ourselves and others. One major goal we have in doing this is to create more awareness for those suffering with anxiety and to eliminate the stigmas that go along with it, so that in the future we can all be more open and accepted for the thoughts, feelings, and actions that come with anxiety. The beauty of it all is that we are in it together to teach one another and learn some of life's greatest lessons.
Throughout the next few months, C and I have tons of ideas up our sleeves to help inspire everyone who passes through. We are going to be talking more about our creative outlets, important people in our lives who have helped us build strength, and our inner triumphs. But that's not all. We want to hear from YOU as well. This is a safe place, and we want everyone and anyone to come here to vent, question, and pursue change so that we can hear YOUR stories too!
As said before we have done some researching, changing, and downright living to piece together what works and what doesn't work. You can look forward to seeing posts on diet changes and exercise ideas that have not only helped us but thousands of people. There are great links between the suppression of anxiety and different types of food sensitivities and exerting energy that we all have heard at some time, but we will help to narrow down these ideas and give personal takes on them as well. We will also touch base on great tools for self esteem, building relationships, and challenging oneself during conflicts! For those of you who already are, or are interested in living more holistically, we will be touching base on other forms of centering ones mind, body, and spirit through practices such as grounding, visualizations, chakra balancing, and so forth. There are SO many amazing things ahead of us, I'm not going to bore you with a syllabus. But do know that it will be worth it. It will be worth taking the time to come here as often as you would like - to read the latest posts, join in our charity involvement, inquire about new ideas, and vent to us like your personal journal.
At the end of the day, we are hopefully where you will want to be, to spill your thoughts out onto us like a canvas. Let's make this a colorful world, together, one brush stroke at a time!
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