When I see the Pattern, I may know my part.
What happens when people get fed up with what they deal with on a daily basis? They change jobs, friends, spouses, hobbies and sometimes even the place they live. What is often forgotten is to look where we might have been to blame instead of pointing fingers at others while justifying our own actions. As the title of Jon Kabat-Zinn's book Wherever You Go, There You Are points out, sometimes the 'problem' travels with us. Only when we see our patterns of thinking, speaking and acting can we change them. The six glass shards in each window pane suggest that we also need to choose a framework for our new attitude, or we'll like just keep repeating what's familiar. Koscao is a dragon of dullness and apathy; he doesn't care about anything (his favorite saying is 'F&%# it'). But not caring neither helps us meet our challenges nor cultivate compassion for ourselves and others. It pretty much keeps a paper bag over our heads, and we stew in our own self-pity or self-righteous indignation. Of course a 'don't care' attitude is a framework option; it's just that it can be mighty lonely living with a bag over your head.
pass the bag there are lots of us waiting
ReplyDeleteOne of the hardest things to cope with when I was deep in depression was not caring. Knew it was not right, but didn't care enough to care about it.
I personally think depression from a chemical imbalance in the brain is different from taking everything life dishes out as personal, as if no one else has such a share of suffering.
DeleteAgain, proactive and not reactive. Change is acomin, and the I don't give f%#! attitude aint gonna get it.
ReplyDeleteThat attitude will miss change's arrival and then likely wonder what happened.
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