Mindfulness allows instead of suppresses. It gives space without enmeshing. It gives a choice, instead of forcing anything. It’s an alternative that helps. It won’t solve anything, but it can help to solve some things.
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The easiest solution is always to think we’re right and no one else is. Assuming you don’t think that way though, that you’re more humble than that, when we fight instead of validating our feelings, many a time we get[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“Don’t be sad. Don’t be angry. Just move on. Forget it happened.” And then one day, everything explodes in the wrong way at the wrong person. And now we have another thing to suppress and sit on. What if that’s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
When mindfulness was first explained to me, I took to it easily because the pain was so immense. But even then, practising it was a different story. Even a year after I was first introduced to it, now, I still[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m late to post, but here it is! Two in a row – let’s see if I can keep it up. Mindfulness is used in a variety of scenarios – even schools are talking about using it for kids to manage[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A Beginning Mind
Sep05
I’msorryI’msorryI’msorry. I didn’t know I’d take such a long break, and I still don’t know whether or not I can resune a better schedule. For now though, this marks the start of a series on mindfulness. I’m not a therapist,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Facing the Pain
Jun29
When you have back pains or a fractured leg, it’s easier to allow yourself to face it. It’s not your fault. It’s got nothing to do with you per se. Your leg broke and it hurts and all you can[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Explain the Pain
Jun03
I don’t know how to… So this is the best effort I can make.
Confrontation Aversion
May22
I drew this comic before therapy started to progress to confronting the pain by learning to love myself. It’s the toughest and possibly most painful thing I’ve ever done in my life. It might be easy for others, but not[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Tears On My Pillow
May17
I wish I could say this is no longer the case. It happens less, but it still happens. When it does, it’s hard to breathe without pain, or breathe without wanting to cry.