One On One With Aray

Today JRaye and ARay had the honor and privilege to interview Jon Mindas. Jon walks us through the challenges and the positive things he endured while training for a marathon. Jon puts in a new perspective on the meaning of success and material things. Check out Jon and his message on staying motivated, training, fighting demons, and how to just keep running.

Three things to help your worries:

— Give yourself a worry “budget,” an amount of time in which you allow yourself to worry about a problem. When that time is up (start with 20 minutes), consciously redirect your thoughts.

— When you notice that you’re worried about something, push yourself to come up with a next step or to take action.

— Write your worries down. Research has shown that just eight to 10 minutes of writing can help calm obsessive thoughts.

Remember: Worry is helpful only if it leads to change, not if it turns into obsessive thoughts. Three things to help your anxiety

— Limit your sugar, alcohol and caffeine intake. Because anxiety is physiological, stimulants may have a significant impact.

— Check in with your toes. How do they feel? Wiggle them. This kind of refocusing can calm you and break the anxiety loop.

— When you’re in the middle of an anxiety episode, talking or thinking about it will not help you. Try to distract yourself with your senses: Listen to music, jump rope for five minutes, or rub a piece of Velcro or velvet. Take a deep breath and count till 20.

Today JRaye and ARay had the honor and privilege to be interviewed by the great Sparkling Hippie Haley Hoover!

JRaye shares her "But God" moment...check this out!