Posted by vbAgent on January 13, 2006, at 15:53:38
In reply to A slip, posted by ClearSkies on January 12, 2006, at 7:43:47
> I decided not to go to the babble thing in Toronto. And I am really good, no, I am incredibly fantastic, at beating myself up. And I felt like a real sh*thead for bailing. I already have a good case of self loathing going on right now. I just realized that if I feel so anxious about it now, by May I'm going to be very ill. I did the safe thing for me and stepped out.
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> So yesterday I bought a lovely bottle of sauvignon blanc and drank it in the afternoon. I passed out in the evening. So now I really have something to loathe about myself. Where did I put that willow branch?
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> A bump in the road, I know. Whatever.Taken from Max Ehrmann's Desiderata:
...
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline,
be gentle with yourself.You are a child of the universe,
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should....
A slip. Big deal. Pick yourself, as tomorrow is a new day. Don't be so hard on yourself ClearSkies. This too will pass...
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