Feels so important to capitalize every word, doesn't it? It is a lovely day today. Cold, I am sure – but it's all golden sunlight, if you know what I mean. And on a day as gorgeous as this one, I lost my temper. And then I got a headache. So I went upstairs to lie down for a bit. And then the tears flowed. Sounds so dramatic! You are probably wondering what the heck it was that got me angry and teary-eyed. Nothing important, really. Oh, I also read a few verses from the Bhagavad Gita before lapsing into tears. But it's all fine now. As the tears wet the pillow, I felt a lot lighter. And now this post.
It's nice to cry sometimes just to feel the relief at the end of it all. Simply gotta be careful to not make a saga of anything, to not make up a dramatic story with ifs-buts, etc. Just let the emotion go through. It leaves pretty fast if you let it.
My eyes feel clean, my mind feels light. The sunlight pouring in through every window has helped a lot. Today is truly a spectacular day.
shashwati says:
Nice post Locks. You’re so right about letting the emotion run through, I’m sometimes amazed, when I think of how much we fight ourselves, our thoughts, and emotions, and if we just let them be, a lot of the struggle and misery disappears.
Are you familiar with the Tonglen meditation?
December 11, 2011 — 3:44 pm
Lakshmi says:
Thank you
No, I have not heard of the Tonglen meditation.
December 13, 2011 — 2:09 am