HOW THE BOOK OF JOY IS HELPING ME DEAL WITH ANXIETY
The Book of Joy is by the Dalai Lama and Arch Bishop Desmond Tutu. Yes, a Christian and a Buddhist co-authored the book (cue joke about the Christian and the Buddhist who went into a bar; I never get those jokes). Anyway, I am not yet done reading this book but there is a lesson about togetherness which I think will benefit you, especially if you are dealing with anxiety. The word used in the book is Ubuntu which I think describes the idea of community and togetherness. Ubuntu is often translated to mean "I am because we are". Growing up, I heard people say "the world is becoming a global village" a lot. Then, the internet was just becoming and I really didn't understand the saying. Now I do and quite agree with it. However, I also think that as much as we are connected to one another through social media and the internet, in our daily lives we are increasingly becoming disconnected from one another. Everybody living in the city (wheth