Thank you for telling us.I want to relate something to you.You tell me if you're feeling any better now .Ok?
I feel trapped in a vacume of cycles.It seems so repetitive ,and as if it were a staircase we do not ascend.Like the same patterns repeat ,as if all our efforts are futile attempts and delusions when we find our selves happy for a moment.
Something seizes us and shakes us and we begin to feel as though whatever progress was made ,had been lost.Like walking down an up escalator.This feeling follows failures and set backs and disappointments originating within or being projected from the outside.
Yet,if ,for a moment ,you can step back and evaluate life in 5 year spans,what patterns do you see?(patterns of thought /behavior)Which are working for you and which aren't? What progress has there been? Have you had revision in your self perception?Given yourself credit for all you've overcome?Have you taken account of where you are and where you want life to take you to?
Take a moment to think of what is a realistic amount of giving and what isn't.You have needs ,needs for time to do the things you have to do and what you want to do.Just do an inventory of where lines need to be drawn...if only in the sand.So they can be redrawn in appropriate places for appropriate circumstance.
As far as the downcast heart,what in life is pleasing you? When you set all the frustrations aside all the built tensions,at the bottom of it all,what brings you pleasure in life? Going for a sunset walk? Brushing your horse at dawn? Enjoying the roar of a fire,or soft music while you read? Whatever it is,fit in a small amount of time in the day to self soothe,another weekly portion of time and a monthly portion.Plan things so you are looking forward .Don't miss the joy you can withdraw from the moment at hand.~WO.olfy