“There are two kinds of suffering. There is the suffering you run away from, which follows you everywhere. And there is the suffering you face directly, and in doing so become free.” ~ Ajahn Chah For me, rock bottom happened quietly. If you have ever watched the fluff from a shedding Cottonwood tree—a fuzzy, white, wispy thing […]
Depression; /dəˈpreSH(ə)n/; Noun
Today, I fed my depression. I gave it a huge plate of steaming, saucy pasta with cheese and tender meatballs. After that, I let it consume the remnants of a crinkled bag of chocolate chips, one after another. I gave it a bowl of frozen yogurt. I tried to stuff it down, to cover it, to […]
Hoarding: 8 Intangible Things That Bury Us Alive
Most of us have seen the show about hoarding, or some version of it. It is all at once mind-blowing and appalling. We feel compassion for people who have a diagnosed hoarding issue. In many cases, it’s a psychological response to loss or trauma. Used as a coping tool, people become so attached to their possessions […]
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