Girl Who Dared to Dream

Something I recently heard in my Biblical Psychology class is that self-care is biblical. This revelation was so interesting to me even though it was only briefly mentioned by my professor. I also began to think about how the Bible contains several passages on anxiety and I wanted to look into how they related. I decided to share with my growth group these ideas and I wanted to put together what I shared in a blog post for others to see and share with someone who may need it. In this post I'll mention Bible passages about self-care and anxiety, ways to de-stress/deal with anxiety, and ways to avoid more stress. (Disclaimer: These are all my own ideas or from my own research and what helps me best. Everyone deals with anxiety differently.) Verses on Self-Care: Exodus 18:13-27 Mark 6:30-32, 46 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 Hebrews 4:9-11 3 John 1:2 Ephesians 5:29-30 Matthew 22:37-39 Galatians 6:2-5 Verses on Anxiety: (plus many more) Psalm 121:1-2 Psalm 62:5-8 Psalm 29:11 ...

     I recently bought this little banner from the dollar section of target that states, "start something new." I'll be honest- I just bought it because I thought it would look cute hanging on my bulliten board in my dorm room. However, the more I noticed it, the more I thought about what the quote what saying.      If you know me, you know I like things I'm familiar with and things that are neat, quiet, and organized. Because of this, I hardly try new things or do things outside of my comfort zone. So when I thought about starting something new, it was hard for me to think of something that I would actually enjoy that I don't already do.      Typically when the phrase "start something new" or "try something new" is said, I think of crazy things like skydiving or eating a strange food. But after pondering this quote for awhile, I realized that starting something new doesn't have to be crazy and exotic. It can be as simple as saying hell...