The limits of force

[netpositive]

Without an unobstructed route
Energy cannot flow.
-Deng Ming-Dao

Sometimes one has to rest.
Enjoy your sleep. Let your body go,
let your mind wander,
let your spirit soar.
Recharge what has been drained from you.
Recall the taste of your favorite juice.
Dream a little dream of love.

You may feel like dwelling on
your limits or your fears. Don't do it.
A perfect prescription for a squandered,
unfulfilled life is to accommodate
self-defeating feelings while undercutting
your finest, most productive ones.
-Marsha Sinetar

Comments

Re: limits of force

[wolfieboy.livejournal.com]

The big question here is how? It's much easier to say what should be done and more difficult to determine how one is to do it.

Re: "And Scotty? Force yourself to relax." "Aye, Captain."

[netpositive.livejournal.com]

Well, I'm not perfect at it by any means or I wouldn't need to provide reinforcement via my journal. :)

For myself, I am finding the first step is often to remind oneself that it has been - it is - possible to feel good. Too often I am feeling so busy and stressed that one slips into a kind of low grade feeling of not being well. If that goes on too long, one gets used to it, and then it starts seeming like a natural state. I forget that I *like* things; I forget to look up and out occasionally.

If I can't immediately recall an actual incident or feeling, or if the recollection doesn't easily bring the appropriate psychological state with it, I start creating something that makes me feel significantly better no matter how simple or single-minded it may seem to others. ;) Basically, I just keep myself heading towards those things that bring me light, or make me feel light. I don't deny shadows; I acknowledge them, but I try to maintain a balance.