Golden Wattle Stories, Dreams, and Poems

I thought of this technique to help with my social anxiety about going places. Because I do want to get out of my comfort zone and push myself and have new life experiences, and I think that's a great goal for everyone.  So this exposure therapy technique is basically just taking very small steps at a time towards the place you are anxious about.  So I would tell myself all I have to do is go to the carpark of the place, then can go home if I like. But, if I do feel ok, even after 5 or 10 minutes of waiting and observing the environment and calming myself, I can then take just one little step further and go to the entrance of the place, just to the door or inside the entrance, then can turn around and go home if I want. But if I do feel ok, I can go a bit further, and take several more steps like this until I'm at the location I'm interested in.  After doing this technique with a live music venue at a restaurant, I lost my fear of this place and I now feel ok going there....

I've started lighting candles every night even if it's just one by my bed and I love the atmosphere it creates. I keep wanting to live a more simple life connected to nature, having a very natural feeling home.   I'm wanting to do more simple activities at night like writing, focusing on just being with other people, and listening to music and connecting to others through music.  I think I want to feel connected to the past too.  I found some beautiful music that is spiritual and hippieish with spiritual or healing poetic lyrics. I love the idea of music that is also poetic.  Here's just a few artists I've found with very poetic healing and spiritual lyrics that I plan to listen to more and recommend:  fia Alexa sunshine rose saqi Edo & jo rising appalachia doe paoro ajeet Tina malia Equanimous Activation Yaima Peia Amber lily

I asked my friends the question "What should I do with my life?" These are their answers. Follow your dreams of art and creativity. Live a good life being kind and travel to places you want to see. Enjoy it Follow your heart, you have all the answers you need within. xx A guidance counsellor or therapist can work with you on that. Best wishes 😇🙏 Meditate, be still...listen to your inner being...You already know the path, you just have to remember it 🙏 Whatever you love. Whatever you want! Just do what makes you happy, be kind, share the things you find in life that make you happy and accept help when you need it. There's so much, just be yourself. 💜💜💜💜 And always live in the present, not the past or anticipated future. 💜💜💜💜💜💜 Live it.  Live it in peace, harmony, love & gratitude. Do a course,.study something that you have a passion for ..😊🎨 Enjoy doing things you like, and being with friends🤗 You should do whatever everyone else does, spend time with y...