Falling off the Wagon
It's a bit early for me to be neglecting this blog already, but I felt the old procrastination bug chewing on my brain this past week. I must be vigilant! At any rate, I'm not going to beat myself up over it. The only direction we can go is forward no matter how well we stick to our plans, right? With that in mind, I feel like it's a good time to offer a few good explanations of just why I'm trying to kick nasty old anxiety's strangle hold on me to the curb. Anxiety is one of those things that is easy to discount at a glance. Every living person has some level of anxiety going on in his or her life, but for many of us it becomes such a huge influence over our every day comings and goings that it seems impossible to surmount. It's one of the reasons why so many people just "put up" with their suffering. After all, we know that everyone has troubles. Therefore, why should we bother anyone with our issues? Why is our pain and suffering any more import...