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ILLUSTRATION: How many of you have ever been frightened? I remember my youth when I was very involved in sports. Whether it was football, track or baseball, I remember experiencing “butterflies” in my stomach before the game. The interesting thing is that the only thing that got rid of those butterflies…

I have often used the illustration of taking a telescope, breathing on it with the hot breath of our anxiety, putting it to our eye, and then saying that we cannot see anything but clouds. Of course we cannot, and we never shall while we breathe upon it. If we were but calm, quiet, self-possessed, and…

The boy is not afraid of missing his way; he trusts implicitly his father’s guidance. His father’s arm will screen him from all danger, and therefore he does not so much as give it a thought. Why should he? If care is needed as to the road, it is his father’s business to see to it, and the child, therefore,…

A minister was one day going to preach. His attention was arrested by a woman standing at her door, who, upon seeing him, came up to him with the greatest anxiety, and said, “Oh sir, have you any keys about you? I have broken the key of my drawers, and there are some things that I must get.” He said,…

Many are a great deal worried by curiosity. A servant was passing through a street with a dish that was curiously covered. There met him a fellow who said, “I am most anxious to know what your lord has put in that dish, for he has so carefully covered it.” But the servant said, “Therefore you should…

There was a great king who once employed a merchant in his service as an ambassador to foreign courts. Now the merchant, before he went away, said to the king, “My own business requires all my care, and though I am always willing to be your majesty’s servant, yet if I attend to your business as I ought,…

Without peace you cannot grow. A shepherd may find good pasture for his flock, but if his sheep are hunted about by wild dogs so that they cannot rest, they will become mere skin and bone. The Lord’s lambs cannot grow if they are worried and harried; they must enjoy the rest with which the Lord makes…

Do you see that Christian there with the sparkling eye and the light footstep, the man who is swift to run upon his Master’s errands? That man has many troubles, but when he wakes in the morning, if he retains remembrance of them he bows his knee and leaves them with his God. He goes home, and the day…

According to Noel King of NPR, “One in 5 school children struggles with anxiety, and almost half of them experience at least one serious stressor at home - something like divorce or poverty or a parent's addiction.”—Jim L. Wilson https://www.npr.org/2020/02/20/807665085/mindfulness-transforms-culture-at-high-needs-elementary-school…

In his book, Anxious for Nothing: Finding Calm in a Chaotic World, Max Lucado writes, “Anxiety and fear are cousins but not twins. Fear sees a threat. Anxiety imagines one.” Anxious for Nothing, 4 Psalm 94:19 (CSB) When I am filled with cares, your comfort brings me joy.

Psychiatrist Jessi Gold said that “A major cause of anxiety during the coronavirus pandemic is the uncertainty about what the near future will hold.” https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/watch-live-psychiatrist-takes-your-question-on-coping-during-covid-19 While there is uncertainty about the near future…

In his book, Anxious for Nothing: Finding Calm in a Chaotic World, Max Lucado writes, “According to the National Institute of Mental Health, anxiety disorders are reaching epidemic proportions. In a given year nearly fifty million Americans will feel the effects of a panic attack, phobias, or other anxiety…

A Chicago bus driver who was looking for a way to relive stress during the pandemic decide that the best thing to do was to challenge himself to dive into lake Michigan every day for a year. Dan O’Conor said he started jumping into Montrose Harbor the summer of 2020 to reduce stress. He said, at first,…

In his book, Anxious for Nothing: Finding Calm in a Chaotic World, Max Lucado writes, “The presence of anxiety is unavoidable, but the prison of anxiety is optional.” Anxious for Nothing, 8 Proverbs 3:5 (CSB) Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding;

A researcher with the Cleveland Clinic said there is a lot of evidence suggesting that is a connection between what people eat and how they feel. Dietician Kristin Kirkpatrick said foods are colorful and fruits or vegetable tend to boost the mood. Kirkpatrick said when time are hard, people tend to turn…

Fear, phobias, and anxiety have always been a prevalent issue facing humankind. For some, it can be quite debilitating, and lead to serious mental health issues. The latest appears to be “eco-anxiety,” described by the American Psychological Association as “a chronic fear of environmental doom.” Notwithstanding…

In Psychology Today, Raj Persaud, M.D. says, “This essential difference between us and animals; they get anxious, but they don’t worry, holds the secret to mental health. Rumination transforms relatively safe situations into unsafe predicaments.” https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/slightly-blighty/202010/surprising-approach-coping-covid-19-stress…

It has been more than 30 years since President Clinton’s misconduct with a 24-year-old intern in the oval office. Recently he explained in a documentary on Hillary Clinton that he began his affair with Monica Lewinsky as a way “to manage my anxieties.” The Week, March 20, 2020 p. 6 The Biblical cure…

In an article for the Missourian, Jeffrey Zide wrote, “As much of the world has been turned upside down for teachers and students alike in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, some surprising positive effects have come from Zoom and other social distancing learning tools, especially for children and young…

Research in Germany and Switzerland has investigated a possible link between generalized anxiety and seasonal allergies. The study recruited over 1,700 people and examined the link between the allergies the people suffered and mental health conditions. Participants were divided between those who were…

In Leaders Eat Last, Simon Sinek writes, “Studies have shown that people who spend excessive time on social media experience higher rates of depression and anxiety. A 2013 study by social scientists at the University of Michigan, for instance, tracked the use of Facebook by eighty-two young adults over…

Researchers in Virginia believe that driving may help reduce stress in some situations. Scientists have laboratory rats to drive tiny cars and think the activity is a means of stress reduction for the animals. Researchers said they trained two groups of rats to operate small vehicles by pushing down…

Hotels.com offered voters the opportunity to escape what they call “election stress disorder” by checking into special discounted property after they cast their ballots in November 2020. The site offered a 20 percent discount on properties with the name “rock” in them. One of the options was a man-made…

Raychelle Cassada Lohmann, a professional counselor gives the following advice about coping with anxiety and depression, “Fear of the unknown and uncertainty over how long we’ll have to resort to limiting our daily lives, fear of contracting the coronavirus or even worry about how this will affect one's…

I am not sure how it all began, but in recent years there has been a sharp rise in the use of “Emotional Support Animals.” Individuals suffering from all kinds of emotional and psychological ailments, find comfort and relief from stress and anxiety in owning companionship animals of various kinds. It…