Hi, I’m Carie. I write for myself, and others, about navigating these times.

A Little Something for Us Anxious Types 
Carie Behounek Carie Behounek

A Little Something for Us Anxious Types 

Yesterday my daughter faced a challenge at school and was stressing and ruminating. This is a natural state for many of us—our thoughts run through every possible scenario of embarrassment and horror, trying to anticipate what might happen when faced with situations that feel outside of our control.

I made a suggestion that years ago changed my own life.

To redirect the voice in her mind to say— to herself and the universe—these words:

I am open to the highest possible outcome.

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