tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9999144.post111325343829221207..comments2024-02-14T14:37:30.781-08:00Comments on Mother in Chief: Emotionally, life before kids was easier: a MIC confessionMother in Chiefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10096344221710006618noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9999144.post-1113368623646484782005-04-12T22:03:00.000-07:002005-04-12T22:03:00.000-07:00it's funny these feelings. they're just feelings....it's funny these feelings. they're just feelings. and you have them sometimes. and you have other types of feelings other times. sometimes you are just feeling like life is shit, and then suddenly something happens -- a friend calls out of the blue, or some stranger pays you a random compliment, or you help an old lady thru a tricky situation -- and that feeling just disappears. gone.<BR/><BR/>my mom sent me some ravi shankar'isms that i thought were cool and here's one that might be thought provoking. so far, i haven't totally quite figured it out: <BR/><BR/>"Some feeling came into you, unpleasant feeling, and you said, "Should not come, it should not come!" Doing that, you are resisting it. When you resist, it persists. Just observe. See, "Oh!" Go deep into it. Dance; stand up on your feet and dance. Be intoxicated; move intoxicated."<BR/><BR/>Or, maybe, you should come solo up to Portland and visit me for a couple of days. That ought to help. :-)swampshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15931752753684287007noreply@blogger.com