“it do be like that sometimes” is starting to lose it’s magic a little
And it’s true. We don’t survive the trials of life we just molt into the next version of ourselves.
If a certain transformation is going un-completed because it feels like death, it can be helpful to recognize that it is death. That’s no illusion.
To truly live life to the fullest, one has to sacrifice their self to a future person again and again and again. When you finally get there, it won’t be as the person you are now.
IRS agent: You have thousands of dollars of overdue taxes
Me: This too shall pass
This has been my motto for years but now I have incurable cancer in the brain so I’m looking for a new one…
So what is it that you intend to do before you lose the capacity to do things?
Just the fuckin way she goes boys
Don’t know if it counts, but I often think about when I face difficult situations.
“You’ll feel better in the morning.”
I get a lot of intrusive, negative, catastrophising thoughts late at night. Worrying about things I would never worry about during daylight.
I always try to tell myself: don’t think about this stuff right now, it’s not helpful. Put it aside and if it still feels important in the morning then you can do something about it. Fixating on it right now serves no useful purpose.
“I wish it need not have happened in my time,” said Frodo. “So do I,” said Gandalf, “and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
This resonated a lot with me during the pandemic shutdown.
