You will find peace not by trying to escape your problems, but by confronting them courageously. You will find peace not in denial, but in victory.
— J Donald Walters
Times are tough. We’re living in the time of the barbell economy – lots of rich people, lots of poor people and some middle class in between. As time passes, some of the middle class are becoming poor.
Denial exists for a reason. It protects us from what we aren’t ready to see. It tells us that this isn’t where we were supposed to be. It’s not fair!!! We had been marching towards an affluent retirement and instead we’re looking at working longer. Are you having fun yet?
It’s not just the economy that is causing us to scream in frustration. Our politicians can’t/won’t get along and in our heart of hearts we think everybody is lying to us. For many, life has become more of a Continue reading » Denial Ain’t Just a River in Egypt
Holidays got you down? How do you respond to frustration & exhaustion?
Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion. I myself prefer to laugh since there is less cleaning up to do afterward.
— Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
’Tis the season for last minute EVERYTHING! There’s too much to do and a finite end-date for having those EVERYTHINGs done. I remember the year I got to January 1st and realized I hadn’t prepared and sent the Christmas cards. Oh well. I haven’t sent out Christmas cards since. One less chore to do. Don’t get me wrong, I do enjoy OP’s – Other People’s holiday greetings – so keep those cards and letters coming folks! And I’ll do my best to stay in touch both here at BouncebackCafe.com and however else our paths might cross.
And, while I’m not encouraging you to cease and desist on those traditions that you treasure, I do think we could all do with a time-out.
- Time to reassess what’s left on the list to decide what’s “nice-to-have” but not requisite for a good holiday celebration.
- Time to think deeply even if only momentarily about your core values and then act accordingly.
- Time to take a break and relax a little!
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How do you deal with your own version of writer’s block?
I am officially STUCK.
I’ve started and stopped seven or more posts… I’ve sat, I’ve been still… and I’ve rocked my ideas, rocked and rolled them, to and fro. To and fro I’ve kneaded them like strings of play dough… And STILL my post page is blankity blankity BLANK! Tossed some… Kept some… And, per Clarissa Pinkola, American poet, psychoanalyst and post-trauma specialist, I “need do no more.” Obviously SHE didn’t work to a deadline!
I’m solution-searching, looking for a bounce to get me back on schedule. And here’s what I’ve decided to do: I’m going to string together some words of wisdom from OPs (numerous “other people”) and see if I can crochet together the ideas, theirs and mine, into a comforter that will warm my chilled resourcefulness and cover this next post.
So you see, imagination needs moodling – long, inefficient, happy idling, dawdling and puttering. — Brenda Ueland
Well now, there’s a dandy and creative word to play with: “moodling”. I’ve been doing my share of it; I’ve endured long, inefficient stretches of dawdling, but the “happy idling” aspect escapes me and my imagination stays stuck. So, let me ask you, how could moodling bolster your resilience?? I suspect the thoughtful answer will probably be, “I suppose it could… let me moodle on it a bit.”
Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
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