Do not try to approach God with your thinking mind. It may only stimulate your intellectual ideas, activities, and beliefs. Try to approach God with your crying heart. It will awaken your soulful, spiritual consciousness. --Sri Chinmoy
Yesterday was a meltdown day. I have them periodically, frustrated with the lingering issues from sciatica that cause every step I take to hurt. I expect I must be fairly unpleasant to live with. I said a version of "screw it" regarding my daily exercises--I have been doing them faithfully for months, and still I can't walk comfortably. Yes, I've made a LOT of progress, and I SHOULD be grateful. Sometimes the aggravation is just too much, and I have to vent.
What did I do to pull myself out of my funk? I made myself go swimming, generally my first step when I need to calm down. I took a lovely nap. I did some venting in my journal. I had a chiropractic appointment--doc couldn't fix the problem, but she was sympathetic and gave me some pointers to work on my foot. And I did a lot of painting--it is intense enough to distract me from everything else.
Somewhere along the way, I need to accept the effects of aging. I'm most definitely not there yet.
Leta
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