November 27, 2025 Paid subscribers The Sacred Return to Now How Praise, Presence, and Humility Break the Grip of Anxiety There is a spiritual law beneath Thanksgiving that most people never notice:Gratitude brings you back into the present moment.Anxiety pulls you out of it.Every moment of fear, dread, agitation, or internal scrambling is a retreat from now. We often avoid the present because something in the moment feels threatening. Something stirs restlessness or grief or discomfort, and we try to slip out the side door. Paid subscriber essay The rest of this piece is for paid subscribers of The Inner Exodus. Unlock this essay and the full archive with a paid subscription on Substack. It is what keeps the writing going. Unlock with a paid subscription Open on Substack
