Charleston Currents

On Waking With Anxiety
By Libby Bernardin

The Pacific could belch up a tsunami
churned from the sea’s floor

a roar of sucking air pulls water back
as it meets shore—

you could be caught unaware
by this wave on its way

by Andy Brack · 09/04/2018 · Comments are Disabled · Features, Palmetto Poem

CAREERS: How to use anxiety to your advantage

By Ben Fanning, contributing editor | There is a lot of information out there sharing the steps to deal with anxiety. It’s all mostly geared to help you reduce it.

However, I’m going to offer you something today that will show you how to use anxiety to your advantage. A few years ago, I picked up this tip from a friend at a barbecue restaurant…a place where I often gather pearls of wisdom.

Me: “I found myself waking up at 2 a.m. every morning.”

Friend: “Me too. That’s when I get around to my to-do list.”

Me: “Huh?”