Wow…I feel for you. What did Buddha say about life? All life is suffering and that it’s our attachments that cause the suffering? Trying so hard to be, to do something, to be perfect. It’s crushing. I wish for you peace of mind and heart. I’ve always enjoyed you from the beginning. Hang in there Stephanie.
Thank you for sharing, Robert, this comment was touching. Sometimes I think that my perfectionism contributes to all the extra headache, particularly with my sleep ("If I don't get sleep perfect, then what does that say about me?")
To copy what I said in my reply to your Note: Part of why I wrote this essay (and really, all of my work) was to make sense of it all, maybe see if there’s something on the other side of hardship and suffering. And I don’t know if I have the answer to that, but I’ll keep writing anyway.
Wow…I feel for you. What did Buddha say about life? All life is suffering and that it’s our attachments that cause the suffering? Trying so hard to be, to do something, to be perfect. It’s crushing. I wish for you peace of mind and heart. I’ve always enjoyed you from the beginning. Hang in there Stephanie.
Thank you for sharing, Robert, this comment was touching. Sometimes I think that my perfectionism contributes to all the extra headache, particularly with my sleep ("If I don't get sleep perfect, then what does that say about me?")
To copy what I said in my reply to your Note: Part of why I wrote this essay (and really, all of my work) was to make sense of it all, maybe see if there’s something on the other side of hardship and suffering. And I don’t know if I have the answer to that, but I’ll keep writing anyway.
This moved me beyond words Stephanie. Your writing bleeds of raw emotion and truth. My heart goes out to you.
I only write what I know, ha. Thank you, Mich - it means a lot that you read it closely.