Q: Dear Todd, I am having a hard time separating myself, my body, and my needs for water, food, safety, shelter, etc.. from the lower order of constituents we’re made from. For example, I can see the peace of connectedness but at a higher level the anxiety of survival.

TODD ANSWERS: ​​It’s very natural for these thoughts to arrive as the thinking mind’s job is survival but we can use those thoughts for motivation, inspiration, and creativity to achieve more or they can use us and bring us down. If we accept them, use them, and even embrace them, then the fear and anxiety go away.