And some info for my own use, and anyone else (PON?)...I was thinking about what Snodderly said a couple/few weeks ago about W picking up on my anxiety and me temp checking W...so of course I had to run that down
From the psychologist who wrote the book on affairs that saved me and my sanity back in phase 1 in 2010...just something to chew on for myself.
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Here are some characteristics of a Non-Anxious person: 1. A Non-Anxious person conveys an aura of calmness, surety and confidence in both voice and body language. 2. A Non-Anxious person does not defend, explain, attack, blame, withdraw or react. A Non-Anxious person stands firm and is an emotional rock. 3. A Non-Anxious person has a huge capacity for empathy but little for sympathy. 3. A Non-Anxious person has no need for adrenaline or drama but is fueled by concern and the truth. 4. A Non-Anxious person can point out something huge, without it being a big deal. A Non-Anxious person speaks and it is heard – powerfully. 5. A Non-Anxious person can convey passion without and undercurrent of persuasion or neediness. 6. A Non-Anxious person is in control of self and has no need to control another. 7. A Non-Anxious person is admired and respected by most others, even though the other may see the world differently. 8. A Non-Anxious person states his/her position clearly and firmly. 9. A Non-Anxious person does not blink. 10. A Non-Anxious person refuses to play mind-games. 11. A Non-Anxious person conveys: what you see is what you get.
In the depths of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer. - Albert Camus
Uncertainty is the very condition which impels people to unfold their powers.-Eric Fromm