Saturday 29 September 2018

About a sunset

Written a couple of months ago

The sky was on fire tonight.
A cauldron spread across the horizon.
A thin dark-grey cloud, hung above it, like a wispy umbrella.

I watched it as I lay in bed, until I fell asleep.
What wonder, what beauty - and free for all to behold,
who are looking!


About avoidance and anxiety

AVOIDANCE MAGNIFIES ANXIETY

I once heard an explanation of this which went as follows:

If we are anxious about a situation but don't feel up to dealing with it, we can shut down and avoid the issue, whatever it might be.

Sadly, however, this has the effect of magnifying the problem because, although we have put off dealing with whatever it is, it is still there, so we increase, rather than decrease the anxiety.  

The problem could have increased too by the very act of denial and become ever more difficult to deal with.

Wednesday 12 September 2018

About real love

Love is a gift.
Love cannot be demanded or expected or possessive.

Anyone who demands or expects love
will forever be unfulfilled.


Thursday 6 September 2018