The second is, enjoy it. Well, that comes from self-knowledge. She didn't really think about it. These words are not the answers, they are gentle invitations for you to go inside yourself and remember the power that lives within YOU. As one person in our anxiety program put it, I am particularly troubled by intense anxiety early in the morning. So be compassionate and loving toward those who are scared. Defenders of the status quo often say, We've always done it this way or Nobody does it like that. With a series of why? questions, an eight-year-old could disarm such defenses. Why else would I have such a thought? I have spoken very publicly about my mental illness, partly because I thought I might be able to help a few other people, and partly because it would better explain my mysterious absences, cancellations and erratic behaviour. If you recall, our old brain reacts to positive and negative reinforcement to determine what to do, and then is good at turning that behavior into habits. This is fine—until it isn’t. But you have to make an effort to stay inspired and turn creativity into a habit. One of the first things I noticed with high functioning clients was that they were refreshed by my willingness to give them sophisticated tools and use their nervous energy as an asset to learn new ways of harnessing that very same energy, rather than keeping up a never-ending loop of How do you feel about that? or constantly asking them to sit with their feelings or giving them cookie-cutter worksheets. When your prediction is wrong, that's okay. Tune your awareness inward. I am relaxed. Why are they any different to articles that you just cant put down, for instance? If I live my Purpose, it will cost too much, either financially or emotionally. It means feel the resistance and do it anyway. And his logical mind said, Perhaps it will be good if I do the whole workshop in silence.