The Importance of Acceptance

The Dalai Lama said that worrying takes up so much more energy than acceptance. What your brain is doing, there's a bit of the brain called the amygdala. It processes threat and danger. And then it's like a big alert system, like a red light going on. When that goes on, it's really hard to process. So what you've got to do is notice it. You know, I'm starting to sweat. My heart's starting to beat fart. This is anxiety. Okay, what's this? All right, I know. My hands are starting to sweat...This is anxiety."