Overcoming fear and anxiety fear came the day I woke up and realized my life no longer felt familiar. Everything I thought I knew—about myself, my purpose, and the Divine—had been shattered. Life had hammered me with experiences that left me fearful, jaded, and disconnected. In my fear, I tried to create a reality I could control. But no amount of hiding or running kept me from facing the truth: I had to confront my pain and rebuild myself from the ground up.

Every slight obstacle, one after the other, has come knocking on my door. Yet with each one, I’ve noticed something remarkable—I didn’t get angry. I didn’t panic. I approached them with calm, rationality, and objectivity. And with that realization, I thought, "Wow, I am no longer the same person I used to be."

As I witnessed my dreams falling apart, one painful revelation after another, I realized that the things I thought would make me happy were mere illusions. The possessions, the accolades, the outward symbols of success—they lost their value in my eyes. I was living to purchase things that ultimately didn't bring fulfillment.