First year of college
I took a side class
on a topic I've always liked.
It was with a lively, genuine, wise teacher;
it was the happiness of psych.
Before college, for many years
I suffered from anxiety.
I would try to be mindful,
understanding why,
but it always got the best of me.
This teacher, spoke many words
but there was one statement
that I deeply heard.
She said:
The only thing you can have full control over
is how you react to things out of your control.
And in that moment
I had an epiphany.
I had control over
how everything affected me.
And since that day,
how grateful I have been
to finally live my life
anxiety free.