As the world gets increasingly
Overwhelming
Radical
Polarized
Tense
Frightening
The future sounding scary
and fears of death
Destruction
Rising, rising, rising
I find myself at times getting sucked
into spirals and darkness
Heavy thoughts and feelings
Until I change the focus
From me and my pain
My happiness, survival, comfort, purpose
From worrying about my loved ones
To those around me
Who are truly struggling
Suffering right now
Even to eat
And even though I am no longer religious
This bible verse comes to mind
"Whoever loses his life for my sake will find it."
And the more I actually do that
Beyond mental ideas
Beyond beliefs
Beyond trying
The anxiety melts away in the doing.
And what remains is
Growing Freedom
Growing Joy
Growing Love
Growing Hope.
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