http://grace-ed.org/blog/archives/901 Christian Education at its best! Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:09:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://grace-ed.org/blog/archives/901#comment-8158 Rebecca Maccini Mon, 31 Mar 2008 13:20:09 +0000 http://grace-ed.org/blog/archives/901#comment-8158 I was struck most by the statement "one of the first steps in addressing anxiety is a system is to recognize it, something not so simple given that it can take many forms and expressions." For me, that recognition is the crux of it all. How does that occur? Is it timing? Is it grace? What shifts that inner dialogue, or neurological/chemical track of anxiety that has been occurring forever? I am continually amazed at the subtle, glue-like forms that anxiety takes. Its forms and expressions are legion. I was struck most by the statement “one of the first steps in addressing anxiety is a system is to recognize it, something not so simple given that it can take many forms and expressions.” For me, that recognition is the crux of it all. How does that occur? Is it timing? Is it grace? What shifts that inner dialogue, or neurological/chemical track of anxiety that has been occurring forever? I am continually amazed at the subtle, glue-like forms that anxiety takes. Its forms and expressions are legion.

]]> http://grace-ed.org/blog/archives/901#comment-7983 Margaret Marcuson Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:28:36 +0000 http://grace-ed.org/blog/archives/901#comment-7983 The corollary, which I've experienced both as a leader and as a parent, is that if we can calm down, that emotional energy likewise gets spread throughout the system. The temptation for leaders, when people get anxious (in whatever form it shows up) in response to our anxiety, is to ramp up our own anxiety in return (we have to handle this problem, now!), which only makes things worse. A more thoughtful response, difficult as we may find it, is better for everyone. The corollary, which I’ve experienced both as a leader and as a parent, is that if we can calm down, that emotional energy likewise gets spread throughout the system. The temptation for leaders, when people get anxious (in whatever form it shows up) in response to our anxiety, is to ramp up our own anxiety in return (we have to handle this problem, now!), which only makes things worse. A more thoughtful response, difficult as we may find it, is better for everyone.

]]> http://grace-ed.org/blog/archives/901#comment-7971 Emotional process, leadership, and anxiety : Anxiety-Stress Wed, 26 Mar 2008 04:24:18 +0000 http://grace-ed.org/blog/archives/901#comment-7971 [...] Original post by igalindo [...] [...] Original post by igalindo [...]

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