Part of the struggle is that there has been a cultural shift toward destigmatizing mental health problems—which is a good thing—but perhaps less emphasis on how to cultivate lasting mental wellness. Sure, there's a lot of businesses built on the idea of it and selling strategies, but the actual practice of it is coming along more slowly. For me, it is meditation and walking outside. And by meditation I mean, specifically, bhavana, the cultivation of lasting healthy states through sustained, gentle effort. It takes time, but every inch you move the needle is an inch better life is 😊
Yeah, we talk a lot more about mental health, but not in a productive way. It only seems to be in a sense that we are glorifying victimhood for clout, using mental health as a crutch for our own lack of resilience/an excuse to be maladapted, and only extend sympathy to those with mental health issues if it only manifests itself in social media-friendly quirks that fall within the realms of what left-liberal orthodoxy considers to be politically correct.
Reading less news, developing hobbies, cooking, running, hiking, and yoga have all done wonders for me.
'Existence contains terrifying elements, but it is also rare and beautiful and challenging. You either see life as a terrible coincidence or as an opportunity that will never happen again. It’s up to you to make that determination.'
And nothing provides that determination like PowerAde Ocean Blast with Guarine!
(Sorry, I can only take poignancy for so long without needing to make an MST3K type interjection to balance it out.)
Part of the struggle is that there has been a cultural shift toward destigmatizing mental health problems—which is a good thing—but perhaps less emphasis on how to cultivate lasting mental wellness. Sure, there's a lot of businesses built on the idea of it and selling strategies, but the actual practice of it is coming along more slowly. For me, it is meditation and walking outside. And by meditation I mean, specifically, bhavana, the cultivation of lasting healthy states through sustained, gentle effort. It takes time, but every inch you move the needle is an inch better life is 😊
Yeah, we talk a lot more about mental health, but not in a productive way. It only seems to be in a sense that we are glorifying victimhood for clout, using mental health as a crutch for our own lack of resilience/an excuse to be maladapted, and only extend sympathy to those with mental health issues if it only manifests itself in social media-friendly quirks that fall within the realms of what left-liberal orthodoxy considers to be politically correct.
Reading less news, developing hobbies, cooking, running, hiking, and yoga have all done wonders for me.
'Existence contains terrifying elements, but it is also rare and beautiful and challenging. You either see life as a terrible coincidence or as an opportunity that will never happen again. It’s up to you to make that determination.'
And nothing provides that determination like PowerAde Ocean Blast with Guarine!
(Sorry, I can only take poignancy for so long without needing to make an MST3K type interjection to balance it out.)
What you wrote was beautiful.
Gotta go with Gatorade Riptide Rush as my preferred source of determination.
🙏🙏 peace
We must experience everything, not just the good, but all of it, The pain, the degradation, the horror the sadness, it makes us whole .
It makes us People of substance, not flighty untouched children.
Then we can know the world and when we know the world… the world is ours.
Also make sure you staying drug free, eating all organic, not working inside, staying hydrated and keeping away from all screens...
Till then... MOVE IN THE DIRECTION OF THE BEATINGS.
My prescription today: listen to “Under the Pressure” by The War on Drugs (loud if possible).
Read a chapter a day from Peter Dzuiban’s “Consciousness is All”! 😉🙂
"A Deeper Understanding" is a top 5 album to listen while on a long-distance run.
I can imagine! Age prevents me from running anymore, but it’s also great late on a Friday night while unwinding from the week…