April is the cruellest month, breedingLilacs out of the dead land, mixingMemory and desire, stirringDull roots with spring rain.Winter kept us warm, coveringEarth in forgetful snow, feedingA little life with dried tubers. – T.S. Eliot, fromThe Waste Land One of the great follies of mankind is putting too much stock in the future. “Things will …
Tag: mental health
Down With the Sickness
Monday afternoon I started getting this annoying, dry cough. I was on my way home from an appointment, and it just popped into existence. Scratchy but not. Forceful but not. There but not. I felt fine otherwise, but holy cats! It was so annoying. By the time I went to bed, the dang thing was …
What Does Mental Health Look Like?
For all the headway we’ve made as a society on various issues, it amazes me how far we have to go regarding the stigma around mental health. People cringe at the idea of seeing a counselor or a psychiatrist. The suggestion of having a mental illness still conjures visions of straightjackets and comments about “going …
Survivor: Winter Edition
The forecast calls for temperatures as low as -30° F tonight with the windchill. Sunday we’re supposed to get belted with a snowstorm that could bring up to a foot or so, all falling while the mercury hangs in the single digits. And the extended prediction suggests a month that doesn’t get above freezing. It’s …
No Resolve
WARNING: The following is yet another blog entry about New Year’s resolutions. The author is self-aware and understands that such pieces are hackneyed and cliched, and he totally understands if you’d rather not take the time to read it. I don’t like new year’s resolutions. Or resolutions in general. They’re a set-up for failure, and …
Enter
Enter … With gratitude For what you have For what you had For what you will have With humility Admitting mistakes Asking forgiveness Accepting compliments gracefully With self-compassion Treating yourself as a friend Traveling mindfully Taking time for yourself Enter … Alone Together Healed Broken Anxious At ease Depressed Joyful Light Burdened Enter … Giving …
Grinch and Bear It, or The Turn of the Scrooge
Don’t say it. I know what you’re going to say after you read the next few sentences. Please don’t. I’ve heard it before, and it doesn’t help. I have a long and complicated relationship with Christmas. Actually, it’s not that complicated. I don’t like it. Pretty simple. Now raise your hand if you thought, “He’s …
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