Quotes about Anxiety

Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith.

All I know for certain is this: Caiaphas—and probably Annas also—is still extremely worried about a man who was most definitely crucified and buried.

It's not work that kills [people], it is worry.

I'm one of the world's most self-conscious people. I really have to struggle.

Action cures fear. Indecision, postponement, on the other hand, fertilize fear.

Gratitude unleashes the freedom to live content in the moment, rather than being anxious about the future or regretting the past.

Indecision is the seedling of fear!

You have to understand you cannot have faith and fear at the same time; you can only have one or the other.

Faith and fear make poor bedfellows. Where one is found, the other cannot exist.

My mother used to tell me, "Things always look worse at night." For the most part, I believe her. But some of the troubles that keep me from sleeping look just as bad in the morning.

Mindfulness is the opposite of this tendency. We must invite these things up into our mind consciousness every day and tell them, "My dear, I'm not afraid of you. I'm not afraid of my fear.

If we want to be happy and joyful, then we must be determined to let go of attachment. Free from attachment, we are no longer caught in the circle of samsara—not burdened by anxiety nor restlessly searching for what is unwholesome. The absence of attachment leads to true peace and joy.