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Jessica Margaret Fessenden, MA is a web content and freelance writer in Jacksonville, Florida. She enjoys writing, gardening and cooking, and keeps notes online of her thoughts on literature, feminism and mental and physical well-being at graduatebookshelf.com.

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How I Found My Inner Balance When I Was Tired of Feeling Anxious

“Within you there is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself.” ~Hermann Hesse

As a child in ballet I was chastised for my inability to capture attitude or arabesque. With only one foot planted on the ground I reached for anything to prop myself up—the barre, the instructor, an unsuspecting fellow tutu-wearing classmate who would then lose balance herself.

My days at ballet were short lived, but my trouble balancing was not. This persisted for decades, through college and into the early years of my marriage.

Now I was no longer