Hello, I want to tell you about how anxiety affected me whilst walking the dog and what I needed to do to change my outlook. So it's just a little story about his anger that I was feeling just walking the dog. So I've always had dogs. And I've always considered walking in the countryside, a really important part of my daily routine. But what was happening was, I was using this time to solve a problem. I was using this time to try and create a letter or create a telephone call, go over in my mind what I was going to say to somebody or solve another problem.

What I wasn't doing was concentrating on the surroundings concentrating on my dog concentrating on training, I was somewhere else and not their present in the moment. So, as reading a small brief was saying, Okay, this is what you've got to do every five minutes, you have to stop for one minute and observe. Just look at the light coming down and shining through the branches of the trees or look out at the view for a whole minute and absorb every little aspect that you possibly can. And I have to tell you that this was absolutely life changing for me. Suddenly, I thought, okay, if this is not the time for me to be doing something else, this is a time for me to be here, right now. And just by exploring the stopping and absorbing, it meant that our I was able to suddenly enjoy my walks, I was able to enjoy my dog.

I was able to start training my dog. And I wasn't getting angry and frustrated anymore. I was able to enjoy the moment. So I hope this is a useful tip for you that you can try just being more present at that moment.