Anxiety could creep up unexpectedly or arises when we take on too much on to our plate or can’t seem to get to the finishing line with our endless to-do list. In dealing with anxiety, we shift the attention to a part of the body that feels comfortable such as the breath, or the surface of the skin, feeling the touch of air or clothing.
I am too alone in the world, and not alone enough, by Rainer Maria Rilke (extract)
I am much too alone in this world, and not alone
enough
to make every minute holy.
I am much too tiny in this world, and not tiny
enough
just to lie before you like a thing, shrewd and secretive.
I don’t want to stay folded anywhere,
because where I am folded, there I am a lie.
And I want my grasp of things
true before you. I want to describe myself
like a painting that I looked at
closely for a long time,
like a saying that I finally understood,
like the pitcher I use every day,
like the face of my mother,
like a ship
that took me safely
through the wildest storm of all.
Guide: Noelle Lim
Image credit: Anton Lochov, Unsplash
Kindermind Center 