One morning as I was praying the Rosary it struck me: every single one of the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary has anxiety provoking triggers for me. Wait a second. Isn't the Rosary is supposed to be a peaceful, meditative prayer in which we focus on events in the life of Christ and the Blessed Mother? It's twenty-or-so minutes of prayer, giving us the time to really, mindfully dwell on each of these events, giving our prayer intentions or those of others over to Our Lady and counting on her intercession. As a naturally anxious person it's not a big leap for me to find some anxiety in just about everything. It really is a constant battle. But this was maybe taking it a bit too far. The Joyful Mysteries are supposed to be joyful , happy scenes that remind us of Jesus' conception, birth, and childhood. What can be scary about any of that? The Joyful Anxieties I could call these the "wait, what?" mysteries. What did you say? What just happened? What did you do? A ...