How to stop worrying and start living

So... here we are; my inaugural post for Don't worry, Love. 

I guess the clue to the subject matter of this blog is in the title; a play on words (I like those, so if you aren't keen, unfollow now, as there will be a fair few of them from this point forward). 

Until recently, I had always worried- even as a little girl and I cannot count the number of time I have been told not to worry. The trouble is, someone else telling you to do or not do something has very little helpful impact. 

What I have found is that first-hand experience; someone else sharing their story with me about how they have overcome life's challenges and stopped worrying and started living is the thing that has worked the best for me. So that's what I want to do with this blog. 

If you notice, I have added a comma before the word Love . (Did you see what I did there?) Now in the UK we are not big fans of the "l" word for describing anything other than romantic love but I want to stress here that I am not suggesting the solution to my anxiety has been found by getting it on or romantic relationships! The love I am referring to here about about something entirely different....

love as a power greater than myself that I can harness to transform any worry into trust and then live my life happily, taking action around a problem or letting go, as needed.

Now, I know what I would have thought 10 years ago if I had just read that.  My Head Goblin (more on that later) would have started up with something like "well that might work for you, you old hippy, but not for me, I want to cure this worrying with an immediate solution!!!!"  I used to really listen to my Head Goblin; I thought he spoke the truth but now I know he's just a little b*rstard who knows exactly what my worst fear is and will point out any evidence that might reinforce said fear.  But today I just recognise it's the Goblin talking and not me and say "thanks for that input but I'm not listening today".   I am not a hippy, I am a regular person for whom anxiety used to prevail but now I use several techniques and simple short cuts to get from worry to love and I can't wait to share them with you!