#167 Anxiety & the Year of the Fire Horse

In this episode of The Everyday Ceremony, I share some reflections on anxiety while walking through the forest — and how much of what we call “anxiety” is actually created by the way we try to deal with it.Anxiety can feel like pressure from the inside and constriction from the outside. It can make us small, trap us in loops of thinking and behaving, and keep us standing at the edge of life instead of truly living it. But what if anxiety doesn’t need to be fixed or solved — only felt?I talk about:Why anxiety often grows when we try to control or suppress itHow “anxiety about anxiety” creates even more pressureWhy movement (like walking) helps pressure de-moveThe danger of confusing passion with pressureThe metaphor of the firehorse — and what it teaches us about pacing our livesHow your body is your horse, and listening is your responsibility as the riderThis episode is an invitation to slow down, soften, and get honest with what you’re feeling — without trying to change it. To stop racing the horse and start caring for it. To let presence guide your pace instead of panic.Fire can burn a forest.Fire can also be a candle.Make this year about the horse.Not about exhaustion — but about care.