Trying Not to Hit Bottom With a Burgeoning Anxiety in Gatlinburg...

There really isn’t much to be anxious about while living in Gatlinburg. However, nothing pertaining to life is infinitely without worry or concern. We worry about family; we wonder whether we’ll be safe during a severe weather event. The list goes on beyond just these things. Recently, I wrote about my struggles with diabetes, and that is my own personal, physical affliction. Some of us have it better, and some of us have it worse. I’m going to tell you about another that has always been there, but recently, it’s been burgeoning.

The mind is a powerful thing. We really do choose our own happiness. Seems simple, right? I had a wonderful months-long stint while working at my long-time warehouse job in Lima, Ohio where I accepted my fate…until the time was right. What happened prior was one of the worst moments of my adult life, and it’s still something I don’t like to conjure up, but I’ll keep it relatively short.

I told you about our years-long “plan” to move to Tennessee. I don’t believe I’ve mentioned this one that emphasized the last part of the “blood, sweat, and tears” idiom.