i made the mistake
of opening myself up
to my own scrutiny.
i was not disgusted
by seeing myself….
Author: tabarnhart
the paradox of striving
Mental health takes work. Mindfulness takes letting go of the desire to accomplish something. This is a troublesome mix of ideas, and it’ something people with a mindfulness practice struggle with. But an understanding of the paradox helps open a door to a life lived freely.
anxiety today
The critical thing I’ve learned about my mental health in the past year or two is that my main problem isn’t depression; that’s just an added bonus. No, my real issue is anxiety, just like about one-quarter of the world (or probably more, here in the world of Covid). The work I’m doing now is …
2021-4-19
transcendent moments
tear through life
like a bullet
through the brain.
what was…
2021-4-16
i think it’s clear
my parents let me down
just as i
let my children down.
my mother went one direction….
2021-4-13
even the good things
cause me pain.
i don’t handle life well,
so when things
are not good….
2021-4-12
how selfish
do i have to be
to take care
of myself?
i’m not exactly….
2021-4-9
“suffering is optional”
which sounds awesome
(yippee!)
until reminded
“pain is unavoidable”….
2021-4-6
i failed myself
again today,
but that’s alright
because
“failed myself”…
2021-4-5
the early morning song
of the early morning birds
in the cool of the early morning spring
reminds me
that soon these birds….