“Most men, however brave, have some anxiety or fear in them.”

My own soul is my most faithful friend. My own heart, my truest confidant

Like us many have spoken over this spring, but they were gone in the twinkling of an eye. We conquered the world with bravery and might, but we did not take it with us to the grave.

Wait not while your foe fits arrow to bowstring when you can send your own arrow into him.

The largest part of what we call ‘personality’ is determined by how we’ve opted to defend ourselves against anxiety and sadness”.

When I had independence, it was a constant battle within me to figure out when am I on my own.

When I set out to find my father, I was not being brave. I was acting out of fear or losing the only parent I ever had. They may want you to believe I was simple being brave, but anxiety makes more heroes than history would care to repeat.

Kept me in a constant state of anxiety as to whether I am going to be able to meet my financial obligations.

I’m learning what triggers me. What to stay away from. What I do like and what I don’t like. To me, I’ve learned so much about myself that now I’m a stronger person. But I still deal with anxiety. Anxiety doesn’t go away.

Whenever you get nervous about anything, start dancing. You’ll feel better.

Beyond my anxiety, beyond this writing, the universe waits, inexhaustible, inviting.

Yes, it’s harder being younger and growing up yourself, but all those anxieties and problems are going to be faced by anyone at any age.