Melt away anxiety every day with your hiding place

What do litigation, wildfires and a drunken sailor share in common with anxiety?

Cross this bridge and thrive over troubled waters

Bridge Over Troubled Water, the celebrated song by Simon & Garfunkel, is a compass.

Whatever you’re trying to find, look for . . .

. . . and you will thrive over troubled water.

Untold millions recall the song’s August 1970 release as it inspires hope.

Last Christmas, our family watched the CBS special, Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon.

We found three treasures in what Stevie Wonder calls “one of the most beautiful songs ever written.”

War and political calamities threaten a worldwide deep-freeze of dystopia.

Here are three vital guide posts for survival in 2023.

Mentally strong folks are not perfect.

They’re in balance.

Able to balance emotions with rational thinking.

This formula led Simone Biles to high honor.

Instead of pushing ahead with the “twisties,” she . . .

You don’t have to be flawless to succeed.

Just refuse three mental traps ready to devour your sanity.

Daily rituals rid our lives of anxiety.

The cardinal by my window knows it.

Every summer morning, cardinals sing a melody before starting the day.

What a great ritual for success!

See how three rituals reward every day with peace.