Anti-Anxiety Tool of the Week Hand to heart. This one is very simple. Just place your hand on your chest, slightly to the left of midline...

So I've given you a peak into our relationship--sweet, struggling, satisfying, imperfect, and a great gift.

Today in my quiet time I found myself wondering about God's heartbeat. Maybe it was my breathing that started this line of thought...

He just stood there looking at me--quizzically, almost gravely. Then, in his endearing three year old accent, he dropped a little bomb.

Compassion leads to a life of power *with* others. Judgment leads to a hunger for power *over* others.

A few more poems/songs that have been speaking to me in the midst of this strange new pandemic world we find ourselves in.

Here's the toolkit I am using to stay sane, to move through and beyond what I am calling covidanxiety. You could call them seeds of sanity.

You are not alone. You are amazing and wonderful, able to do so many remarkable things. You have handled awareness...