Just a quick thought to put out there, is anyone else going through a phase of too much anger? I feel like I gave myself permission to be angry and I suddenly was angry at everything. It was a flood after releasing the dam, and now I am more balanced. It's not so fun to be angry all the time though. Not a good habit for me. I would much rather cultivate the habit of laughter during exhausting situations than get angry about them...
Would you consider a couple of hours tracking down cool and creative things on Youtube one? This is a bluegrass group, The Chapmans, playing a song that is a mixture of Latin and Eastern European. The music is fantastic. Kate here - We are in week two, and week two is about recovering a sense of identity. A couple of thoughts I wanted to put in writing and share.
1. at first i wasn't connecting with the idea of identity. i don't really enjoy defining myself by things and i was confused thinking identity was about defining myself with material preferences. 2. then i had a conversation with my mother in law and she said, "no, lady! identity is about your path. No one else has traveled your journey, no one else has done what you've done, seen what you have seen, had the relationships you've had, seen things from your point of view." 3. ah, yes. this feels better and more comfortable. Identity is about the path each of us walks, hears, dances, smells, sees, perceives, understands, misunderstands. The embarrassment, excitement, fear, boredom, hunger, dreams, laughter, laziness, inspiration. 4. and at the same time that we each perceive our lives as individuals we are connected to our environment and the energy around us. physics shows us it is not so clear where we end or begin. our daily interactions, conversations, walks, traffic jams, they tell us how connected we are to people, to place. Interesting that this is the part I'm more comfortable with - this interconnection. I feel my energy change with place, with people. I am less comfortable valuing my journey as individual and unique, but each of us is just as beautiful as anything in the universe. Here's a beautifully done rendition of "Ready for the Times to Get Better." Ken |