āI am almost home, in this body. Almost something holy.ā
ā Chelsea Dingman, fromĀ ā(I Refuse to Pray),ā published in Frontier Poetry
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āI am almost home, in this body. Almost something holy.ā
ā Chelsea Dingman, fromĀ ā(I Refuse to Pray),ā published in Frontier Poetry
i still donāt understand why recovery isnāt romanticized more. getting better after being at your lowest point? working hard and doing what it takes to feel safe again? knowing that occasional dips arenāt the end of the world? changing yourself and ridding your life of toxic behavior/people? iām sorry that sounds better than any edgy miserable story iāve ever heard.Ā
Brett Whiteley, View of the Garden, 1977.
cotton candy sunset
push yourself to get up before the rest of the world - start with 7am, then 6am, then 5:30am. go to the nearest hill with a big coat and a scarf and watch the sun rise.
push yourself to fall asleep earlier - start with 11pm, then 10pm, then 9pm. wake up in the morning feeling re-energized and comfortable.
get into the habit of cooking yourself a beautiful breakfast. fry tomatoes and mushrooms in real butter and garlic, fry an egg, slice up a fresh avocado and squirt way too much lemon on it. sit and eat it and do nothing else.
stretch. start by reaching for the sky as hard as you can, then trying to touch your toes. roll your head. stretch your fingers. stretch everything.
buy a 1L water bottle. start with pushing yourself to drink the whole thing in a day, then try drinking it twice.
buy a beautiful diary and a beautiful black pen. write down everything you do, including dinner dates, appointments, assignments, coffees, what you need to do that day. no detail is too small.
strip your bed of your sheets and empty your underwear draw into the washing machine. put a massive scoop of scented fabric softener in there and wash. make your bed in full.
organise your room. fold all your clothes (and bag what you donāt want), clean your mirror, your laptop, vacuum the floor. light a beautiful candle.
have a luxurious shower with your favourite music playing. wash your hair, scrub your body, brush your teeth. lather your whole body in moisturiser, get familiar with the part between your toes, your inner thighs, the back of your neck.
push yourself to go for a walk. take your headphones, go to the beach and walk. smile at strangers walking the other way and be surprised how many smile back. bring your dog and observe the dogās behaviour. realise you can learn from your dog.
message old friends with personal jokes. reminisce. suggest a catch up soon, even if you donāt follow through. push yourself to follow through.
think long and hard about what interests you. crime? sex? boarding school? long-forgotten romance etiquette? find a book about it and read it. there is a book about literally everything.
become the person you would ideally fall in love with. let cars merge into your lane when driving. pay double for parking tickets and leave a second one in the machine. stick your tongue out at babies. compliment people on their cute clothes. challenge yourself to not ridicule anyone for a whole day. then two. then a week. walk with a straight posture. look people in the eye. ask people about their story. talk to acquaintances so they become friends.
lie in the sunshine. daydream about the life you would lead if failure wasnāt a thing. open your eyes. take small steps to make it happen for you.
This is all really good advice for dealing with long term depression and anxiety. Itās not gonna magically cure you, but Iāve pushed myself to incorporate a few of these things into my day to day routine and it helps
pretty shitty how baseline human activities like singing, dancing and making art got turned into skillsĀ instead of being seen as behaviors
so now itās likeĀ āthe point of doing them is to get good at themā and notĀ āthis is a thing humans do, the way birds sing and bees make hivesā.
Iām constantly torn between āif itās meant to be, it will beā and āif you want it, go and get it.ā
āif itās meant to be, it will beā - friendships, relationships, people in general coming into your life, dealing with rejection
āif you want it, go get itā - your goals, aspirations, work and work ethic, changing your life (diet, exercise, hobbies, political views, opinions)
^this seemed important
I hope something unexpectedly good happens to you this week.