I haven’t written much over the past two-and-a-half weeks. A few personal journal entries, but that’s about it. It’s fairly easy to connect that lack of writing to a two-fisted bout of anxiety and depression. I keep ping-ponging between the two, with occasional bits of focus on the present. I’m managing it all way better …
Tag: self-compassion
T.S. Eliot Was Right
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 …
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 …
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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Treat Yourself Right
“This book changed my life.” It’s a claim that’s probably been around since the first book was created. And while there are plenty of legitimate instances that accompany this grandiose statement, it’s also been used more than a few times by cynical marketing departments to make a fast buck. The second book in my Thanksreading …
