The futility of anxiety

Are you anxious? Our federal government is in flux in a way we’ve never seen before. The long-term threat of global climate change still looms, and wildfires and flooding seem to be on the rise. (And as Monitor Editor David Lepeska pointed out in “Playing with fire” (July 9), we may be less than fully prepared.)

Perhaps a potential funding loss threatens your continued employment or ability to provide needed services. Do you rely on SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) or Medicaid? Could your benefits be at risk?

Even without these concerns, life is full of uncertainty. Will I be in an auto accident, even if I’m not at fault? Will I fall and break my femur? (Been there, done that.) Will inflation challenge my fixed income resources? Will rising property taxes force me from my current home?