I’m trying to find the value in living for a day or two with anxiety. Here are the three that come to mind.

1. I’ll know how other people who have chronic anxiety feel.

2. The anxiety will motivate me to take care of what is making me anxious.

3. This is a learning opportunity for easing the anxious feelings with techniques that may be shared with others. 

Why am I anxious? My PayPal account was hacked and someone took my money. The bank is on it and PayPal is doing a terrible job of helping me. Once this is taken care of, I’ll close the PayPal account – a good use of my anxiety, wouldn’t you say? 

Other thoughts: The world is a mess. If we only include Israel, Gaza, and the United States, truly one has the fuel for high anxiety! I find it interesting that, for the moment, I was more anxious about my own financial crisis – which, in the grand scheme of things, is less important than what is happening in the world right now! 

So, what shall we do. Let’s learn to stay as calm as possible and start writing postcards for the coming elections. Let’s support organizations who are working tirelessly for peace between Israeli Jews and Palestinians. And, of course, keep a close eye on your PayPal account!