Comments on: How to Stay Grounded During Difficult Times (part 1)

By: Jimmy Graffin

Jimmy Graffin — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:53:04 +0000

I find drink and drugs to help incredibly. It doesn’t work for many, but I know my limit and I pick the time and place. Continual intoxication is not helpful and indeed makes things worse, but a cocktail or two on the weekends and a joint or two during the week, certainly help to keep me sane and provides an alternative viewpoint to ponder the problems through.

In the end it is activity that is the catalyst, if you only stew over the state of the world, it will make you worse off. Instead plan for the worst, implement your plan, and then hope for the best. The world will go to hell on its own, with or without us, it is best to remove yourself from the most dangerous and unreliable places, both physically and mentally, and then try to build a sustainable lifestyle, however modest it might be.

Manual labor helps to clear the thinking and removes the propaganda imprinted by the powers that be. Turn off the TV, step outside the media circus, read only good books, enjoy the best the world holds and remember it is all transitory, as are we. We are merely guests in this world and our time is limited, make of it what you will, but try to be happy.

It is lifes job to destroy you, it is your job to resist.
The game goes on until it doesn’t.
Enjoy the game.

By: Splashing Inside My Chest

Splashing Inside My Chest — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 19:17:36 +0000

[...] so widely but it’s important that we learn to become a big enough container for all of life’s complexity, paradox, and beauty. There is incredible richness in living from that place.When have you experienced the [...]

By: Carla

Carla — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 20:27:21 +0000

Thank you for your comments, All.

Jen, I’m sure many can relate to your blog entry. I hope folks will click on your name above and read your thoughtful words. And I would LOVE to see a photo of the framed Owl photo. So exciting to me!

Vivienne, I’m glad you are able to see the beauty in the world. There is so much there and I love how you celebrate that beauty in so many ways.

Marcie, I agree with you, finding peace and beauty in the moment is necessary and you do a wonderful job of that in your photos. I hope folks will click on your name, too!

Dogpackmomma, I, too, am grateful for the animals in my life. They bring so much joy and richness. I’m glad you have your horses and dogs!

Thanks to you all for your support!

By: Marcie

Marcie — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 12:05:33 +0000

Staying in the present is the best tool for fighting that dark despair. Finding peace and beauty in this moment.

By: Vivienne Whale Grace

Vivienne Whale Grace — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 22:01:29 +0000

Like you Carla my awakening took me into dark despair, a true giving up of hope. It felt like arriving at a true dead end where nothing was possible. It was a profound connection with mud that drew me back and in small increments I have been coming home to my own self and my own creations ever since. I do not have dominion over the larger world or the choices of others but I do have dominion and choice over my own. I find there is lots of rich good work to do there. I seem to have laid to rest the glasses that only see what is wrong and instead my present glasses see much beauty in the world and a peacefulness that comes from believing I am co-creating in my small corner of that world

By: Dogpackmomma

Dogpackmomma — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 14:20:51 +0000

Thank you for sharing your insights & keeping it brief – that makes posts so much more user friendly and the photos are a bonus… Whenever I need to get grounded I go outside and spend extra time with my dogs & horses.

By: Jen

Jen — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 12:53:25 +0000

For me, it has been tumultuous indeed. But in tiny incremental ways, I notice shifts in my ability to hold onto a larger view. Sometimes I’m surprised at how I can feel simultaneously agonized and peaceful, sometimes in different parts of my body. I just wrote a blog post, wondering what does it mean to be good enough? Often my struggle manifests itself through harsh self-criticism.

I love the photos above. LOVE them.

By the way, we made giant prints of your owl photos that look fantastic; now I’m looking for frames. I will have to send you a picture of them once they’re framed and positioned on the wall.