I had a lunchtime chat with my partner about what she says is her worsening anxiety. She says she was never anxious when she was younger. That's why she's finding her present day anxiety so alarming. Her biggest concern this morning is finding a sign at the base of a grand old tree a short ways from our house. The sign said the tree had been slated for cutting down. My partner admitted to being almost paralyzed with anxiety over the threatened loss of a favorite tree. (I was less anxious than angered.) I suggested to my parther that one way to lessen anxiety over a situation is to 'do something,' most anything, a phone call, and visit to a neighbor's to see if concern is shared. So the two of us starting making phone calls. Tomorrow someone from theforestry service is coming to talk to us about what might yet be done to spare the tree. I was happy to hear my partner say that the moment she began telephoning, her anxiety began to lessen. I think there's a lesson in all this: don't dwell, just 'do."