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WHY ANXIETY IS OFTEN OVERLOAD AND WHY REST DOESN'T HELP
Anxiety is usually treated like a flaw, like something is wrong with you.
You’re too sensitive, overreacting; but what if anxiety is not weakness?
What if it’s an overload?
Many high-functioning adults don’t experience anxiety because they’re incapable.
They experience anxiety because they are carrying too much; too many decisions , outcomes and too many people are depending on them.
The too many “what ifs” are running silently in the background.
Anxiety often appea

Gloria D. Cassell
Apr 212 min read


THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RESPONSIBILITY AND CONTROL
Responsibility vs Control
Responsibility says: “I will do my part.”
Control says: “I must ensure the outcome.”
Control is exhausting because outcomes are rarely fully in our control.
Success does not protect you from overload.
In fact, it often increases it; when you are capable, dependable, and reliable, people hand you
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Gloria D. Cassell
Apr 143 min read


WHY AM I ALWAYS TIRED? FROM CULTIVATING GARDENS TO CULTIVATING REST
From Cultivating Gardens to Cultivating Rest
For years, I wrote about soil.
About cultivation, planting seeds and transforming barren ground into something beautiful.
Gardens taught me patience, timing and that growth cannot be forced - only supported.
But over time, something unexpected began happening.
The conversations shifted, people weren’t just asking about gardens.
They were tired.

Gloria D. Cassell
Mar 172 min read
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