Chapter Two, On Anxiety

Chapter Two, On Anxiety

8/10/16

Wednesday

This chapter is about anxiety.

In its extreme form,

We refer to it as panic.

We write a separate chapter on anxiety

Because it is the main issue of the book,

Anxiety and its treatment.

Anxiety is the most prevalent

Of all mental health issues.

It causes a great deal of stress in people’s lives.

It may be fair to say, that everyone

Has been affected to some degree

By anxiety.

In this chapter It is our goal

To help people

Understand anxiety.

The next chapter

Will help people

Deal with their anxiety.

Dr. Tony

Don’t Think What Isn’t

Don’t Think What Isn’t

8/8/16

Monday

  

Don’t Think What Isn’t

It’s probably negative

And it doesn’t even exist

Especially if it bothers you

Like what you are worrying about

A worry

Is a good example

It isn’t true

It could become true

But we believe it to be true

That’s the problem

We believe it to be true

But it never is

It doesn’t exist

At the moment we worry

Why waste your time worrying about nothing?

Dr. Tony

Stay Calm

Stay Calm

8/7/16

Sunday

Stay Calm

Calm

It will involve caring for self,

And, perhaps, caring for others.

Calm

Will help us think more caringly.

Calm

Comes from being kinder,

More gentle and more loving.

Calm

Never comes in the presence of turmoil.

Calm

It’s the essence of health and wellbeing,

Both of mind and body.

Stay calm.

Love and joy will follow you.

Calm

Will make you feel comfortable and satisfied.

Dr. Tony

Here's How I Write a Blog

Here’s How I Write a Blog

8/6/16

Saturday

Here’s How I Write a Blog

Let’s write a blog.

Here’s how I start.

I find a topic.

From where it comes I’m not sure,

Or perhaps I just hesitate to say.

The topic

Just seems to come down to me

From up above.

In that blog I try to give my audience

A new way of viewing a topic,

A new understanding,

A new appreciation of life,

That will open their eyes,

So that they will make a difference in this world.

I want them to find love and peace.

I want them to find happiness.

That’s why I write a blog.

Dr. Tony

My Blogs are for You and Me

My Blogs are for You and Me

8/5/16

Friday

My Blogs are for You and Me

My goal for my blogs,

Is to help you and me grow.

And as we journey through life together,

We will make this world a better place.

A place,

Where love, peace and joy

Are everywhere.

My goal for me,

Is to become a more loving and kind person.

And it is hoped that you, too,

Might, perchance,

Pursue that same goal,

And together we will create

A more loving and kind world.

And what a beautiful world it will become.

Dr. Tony

Learn about Anxiety

Learn about Anxiety

8/4/16

Thursday

Learn about Anxiety

This Book

Is a Course on Anxiety

Anxiety

It’s a disturbing experience,

A dis-ease,

It can be very uncomfortable.

Most people tend to acquire anxiety,

At least to some degree,

If not to a very uncomfortable degree.

The poems in this book

Are designed to help you understand

And cope better with your worries.

This book is meant to provide you

With insight and encouragement,

And a way out of the valley of distress.

That’s where the anxiety demons dwell.

You don’t want to spend time with them.

They make life miserable. 

Dr. Tony

Read Each Poem to Enhance Your Life

Read Each Poem to Enhance Your Life

8/3/16

Wednesday

Read Each Poem to Enhance Your Life

May the reading of this poem

Each day enhance your life.

May it provide you

With one beneficial thought each day,

As you quietly journey through life.

There’s a time to read.

There’s a time to grow.

It may be now.

Dr. Tony

What's the right time to read your poem?

What’s the Right Time to Read Your Poem?

8/2/16

Tuesday

What’s the Right Time to Read Your Poem?

What’s the right time?

It’s any time that’s right for you.

It has to be your time,

Not mine.

The right time to read your poem,

Is the time that’s right for you.

 I choose to write my blog,

And have it posted the night before,

Just in case you want to read it 

Early in the morning,

With a lover or a friend,

Or yourself.

But the best time really,

Is when you have the leisure

To unhurriedly read your poem,

So you can think about what it means,

Or even meditate on the meaning it has for you.

So find your right time.

Dr. Tony

My Anxiety Course

My Anxiety Course

8/1/16

Monday

What’s special about my course,

It’s mine,

Not Dr. Tony’s.

I am in charge of it. 

I am the teacher.

I can direct this course as I wish.

My success depends totally on me.

It is my personal course.

I know what I want and what I need.

I will not flunk my own course.

It’s the best course ever,

Because it’s mine.

Dr. Tony

More on My Anxiety Course

More on My Anxiety Course

7/31/16

Sunday

It’s my course.

It’s up to me to make it work.

I can run the course anyway I wish.

That’s what makes it so special.

I can personalize it.

It’s mine.

Imagine!

The course is totally in my hands.

I can change it.  I can add to it.

I can start wherever I wish

I can spend as much time on a step as I like.

It’s my course.

I can skip around.

I can do one step or ten.

I can do whatever I desire.

I can even have fun doing it.

A lot of fun.

It’s my course.

I just want to reduce my anxiety.

I’m going to make it work.

I will.

I want to feel better.

This course is just what I need.

It’s mine

Dr. Tony

Have fun doing it!

This is a Course on Anxiety Reduction

This is a Course on Anxiety Reduction

7/29/16

Friday

It’s a very unique course,

Because there are no teachers,

Except you.

You are responsible

For learning

How to reduce your anxiety.

You will be given

All the supplies you need.

You will find them in the 16 Steps.

You will decide the step with which you will begin.

You are the teacher,

All the choices are yours.

You will know what to do.

If you don’t,

You will learn through experience.

What a beautiful course it will be,

Because it’s your course,

All yours!

Dr. Tony

Happiness is My Goal for You

Happiness is My Goal for You

7/28/16

Thursday

Happiness, Happiness, Happiness

Happiness

As you can see,

It’s the overriding goal,

Of every poem and blog I write.

Happiness

Every word I write,

In every poem and blog I write,

Is happiness driven.

Happiness

I wish it for you,

For every moment  of every day.

And God wishes it for you.

Happiness

That is what God is.

Then that is what I will choose.

And you may wish to choose it as well.

Happiness

Search for it and it will be yours.

God has been offering it to you.

So why not choose it?

Dr. Tony

A Poem is an Interpretation of Life

A Poem is an Interpretation of Life

7/27/16

Wednesday

A Poem is an Interpretation of Life

A poem may help you see more clearly.

It may take you to places you have never been before.

It will create new visions,

That will open new doors within your mind.

A poem may show you other ways of looking at life,

New approaches to dealing with reality,

A new way of living,

And new ways of finding happiness.

A poem may help you look within your inner sanctum,

To see your wisdom within,

Your energy and power,

Your ability to imagine a new life for yourself.

A poem may create a new picture of your life,

A more healthy comprehension of whom you are,

And a clearer vision

Of your desired life.

And you will make that life

More beautiful than you had ever envisioned.

Dr. Tony

How Will This Book Help You and Me?

How Will This Book Help You and Me?

7/26/16

Tuesday

How Will This Book Help You and Me?

What do I want to learn?

And what will anyone else get out of it?

How will this book help me?

How will it help you?

How will it help the universe?

Maybe that’s the goal of this book,

Of this poem,

Of this song.

It is being written to help

You, me and the Universe.

That sounds so simple.

Maybe that’s the way it should be.

Simple!

I like that?

Maybe you’ll like it too.

Dr. Tony

My Poem Descends Upon Me

My Poem Descends Upon Me

7/24/16

Sunday

My Poem Descends Upon Me

When I sit down to write my poem,

I look up within me,

And my poem descends upon me.

The thoughts are there.

The words appear.

I am grateful,

And I wonder.

Who is writing this?

I or God,

Or both of us?

I am grateful to God for this experience.

He comes down.

He takes my hand.

Explains His plan.

I listen and write.

He is pleased.

Dr. Tony