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Breathe in. Breathe out.

There are just some things that can’t be fixed, I think. I am what I am. I would like to be tougher. Cooler. I mean, not cool like the Fonz kinda cool, but cooler emotionally. I would like more space between my heart and my head so the latter might suffer less from the fallout of the former. I would like to not feel every second quite so acutely. It’s lovely when it’s lovely, of course, but I could give a bit of that which just doesn’t seem to fit anywhere anyway away … gladly really … in exchange for some sense of balance. So everything didn’t feel so much bigger than it is. I feel like one of those tattered flags waving in the wind that looks like it’s been there for decades, only I was brand new last month. I just want to be woven a little more tightly is all, and I don’t seem to have the power to change how I was made. I can just hold on while the light breeze tears at my edges. It feels awfully discouraging sometimes. Defective and disappointing. Think I just need to back off to half mast for a spell and refocus on the grip. It is a discouraging, disappointing defect, but it is not all there is. Bah 😝
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DrWatson · 70-79, M
I can relate. And I have a very unsteady history of dealing with this.

For me, what has helped maintain that equilibrium, or balance, has been to have a daily routine of things that are spiritually/emotionally nourishing, and that cannot be affected by circumstances. Whether it be edifying reading, prayer, journaling, going for walks, aesthetically pleasing experiences like listening to music -- whatever it is, if it becomes a priority for me, if I do it every day and I know that I WILL do it every day, this puts the daily storms in perspective.

And yet, I have not always been real good at keeping to that routine, even though I know it is good for me!
JustNik · 51-55, F
@DrWatson even when the medicine tastes good, it’s still hard to take! lol 🤗 I find that always to be the case, anyway. I have to stay out in the wind, so to speak. The more I protect myself, the weaker I become, so I just have keep at it. Sometimes I get a bit Icarus-y or get caught in a storm and have to start over. We just keep coming around! 😄👍
DrWatson · 70-79, M
@JustNik
even when the medicine tastes good, it’s still hard to take!

I am going to remember that one! 😄