tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782849633837450920.post37105853037486438..comments2023-11-02T05:18:56.936-07:00Comments on poopoomama: Hello Darkness, My Old FriendLiz Lavoiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00337830173764565499noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782849633837450920.post-60321265928033267142011-09-21T01:51:51.857-07:002011-09-21T01:51:51.857-07:00Fall is always really tough for me. The daylight r...Fall is always really tough for me. The daylight receding like a spent wave -- leaving a beautiful smooth stillness that echoes with loss. This without even any actual loss to be reminded of. I love the season more than any other -- particularly the crisp clean of the Bay Area -- but it is also my most dangerous time. So, perhaps you are not alone. In my eyes the season itself is sufficient reason for what you describe (of course compounded by everything else). As ineluctable as the fog. By the same token -- it seems like you've figured it out. In action lies some salvation. "Show it, feel it" -- keeping up appearances is more than just that. There's no dishonesty or shame in it. Fill the tank. Focus outwardly. Become shallow for a while. This, too, shall pass...phasmidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06276278845428863079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782849633837450920.post-22787402567901460102011-09-13T14:19:04.676-07:002011-09-13T14:19:04.676-07:00Thank you for posting this, it's very courageo...Thank you for posting this, it's very courageous to talk about any form of mental illness. As I've always said, the more we talk about it and own it, the less stigma will be associated with it and the more healing that can happen. I hope you feel better soon!Deidrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15753749864631243159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782849633837450920.post-64706486312178856342011-09-13T06:54:38.384-07:002011-09-13T06:54:38.384-07:00Liz, thank you for this. As that yoga teacher—who ...Liz, thank you for this. As that yoga teacher—who is trying to leave a LOT on the mat these days—I should clarify. Owning all of ourselves, even our fallible, human, dark, weak, less-than-effin-perfect parts, is essential to healing. Or so I've read of late. Perhaps we are invited to leave on the mat, through our practice, the suffering caused thereby (whether from within or without) ... if only for 75 - 90 minutes. Because as his Holiness the DL tells us, suffering is here to stay. It's how we hold each other together that counts. I'm so proud of you for this post. You are a gift. All of you! And brave. I hope you feel supported and unconditionally loved while—as one friend recently said to me—you walk backwards in the snow, in very heavy boots. You're not alone. With gratitude, xoxoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com