March 11th, 2018
Stirring Up The Sand
Have you even stuck your hand into the ocean or into an aquarium and stirred up the sand? The sand needs to settle before you can see clearly again.
Our brains act in much the same way.
When something "stirs it up," it causes our thoughts to be scattered everywhere, in a dizzying eddy of overwhelm and confusion.
The best thing we can do at times like these is to allow the maelstrom to subside. We must be patient in allowing the stillness to return.
This does not mean that we stay stagnant and do nothing in the meanwhile. It simply means that we need not "solve" or "fix" or even "finalize" right now.
In the words of Glennon Doyle Melton:
"I'm trying to fix my pain with certainty, as if I'm one choice away from relief. I'm stuck in anxiety quicksand: The harder I try to climb my way out, the lower I sink, The only way to survive is to make no sudden movements, to get comfortable with discomfort, and to to find peace without answers...
Just Do the Next Right Thing, One Thing at a Time. I can never glimpse the end of the path, but if I squint hard, I can see the next step...
Help me ignore the bug decisions, which will make themselves, and just help me focus on the small ones."
Stirring Up The Sand
Have you even stuck your hand into the ocean or into an aquarium and stirred up the sand? The sand needs to settle before you can see clearly again.
Our brains act in much the same way.
When something "stirs it up," it causes our thoughts to be scattered everywhere, in a dizzying eddy of overwhelm and confusion.
The best thing we can do at times like these is to allow the maelstrom to subside. We must be patient in allowing the stillness to return.
This does not mean that we stay stagnant and do nothing in the meanwhile. It simply means that we need not "solve" or "fix" or even "finalize" right now.
In the words of Glennon Doyle Melton:
"I'm trying to fix my pain with certainty, as if I'm one choice away from relief. I'm stuck in anxiety quicksand: The harder I try to climb my way out, the lower I sink, The only way to survive is to make no sudden movements, to get comfortable with discomfort, and to to find peace without answers...
Just Do the Next Right Thing, One Thing at a Time. I can never glimpse the end of the path, but if I squint hard, I can see the next step...
Help me ignore the bug decisions, which will make themselves, and just help me focus on the small ones."
lovely post. I noticed that the spellcheck missed the bug - literally and figuratively. lol. xx
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