Many mindfulness practices include the admonition to recognize yourself as “complete and whole”. For people with any number of mental or physical challenges, that does not make a lot of sense. I’m starting to get a bit of a grasp on the concept.
Author: tabarnhart
2020-12-7
someday
i will not be tired.
i am not
looking forward
to that day….
2020-12-5
i write with fear,
always with fear,
which is funny
since i only write
the words….
2020-12-4
i have never been
a tough person.
i quit when things get hard.
i cry easily for myself.
i hide so i can pretend to be safe.
2020-12-1
was that junior high cafeteria
really that big?
were there really that many kids
all looking at me,
all laughing at the sorry loser….
intention
Depression and anxiety put obstacles in front of life. With good mental health care and a solid mindfulness practice, these obstacles can be replaced with an understanding of how values lead to committed action.
2020-11-27
i opened my eyes
(at last)
and did not like
what i saw.
it got no better….
2020-11-18
you never know
when you’ve going to write
the best thing you will ever write
in your whole life.
you never know….
2020-11-15
i did not learn
as a child
how to be
healthy & strong,
my own person.
unfinished business
Mindfulness practice begins with a focus on the breath. Good luck staying there long. But that’s not doing it wrong; it’s just practice. And sometimes “doing it wrong” leads to a valuable outcome.