Have you ever stopped to think how much you dwell on things or let things get to you or under your skin? Are you aware of a pattern with the types of ‘worries’ that impact you? Do you discern between worries. i.e things that really are stressful and things that have either been made bigger than they are and in reality the importance is not so great? What are your strategies for managing an overloaded or overwhelmed mind? How often to you have to employ these strategies

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