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Could my sensitivity be so high that forgetting my prozac dose last night (along with all the other supplements and pills) could lead to the sense of overwhelm and tenderness today?
I'm trying to pace, to breathe, to be conscious of the effective work i am doing, to partition escape/release/relaxation from work. I'm trying to let myself meander, not blast myself like a firehose in the worry of trying to attend to everything.
JN shared with Meeting on Sunday his recollection of a Yearly Meeting Peace and Social COncerns session decades ago, where the gathered had been brought to a depression over the so many causes and concerns that clamored for attention. He described how an elderly Anna Brinton[1] slowly made her way to the microphone, the gathering falling into a deep expectant silence to hear what one of the founders of the Yearly Meeting had to share. "Do less better," she said, JN clearly imitating her delivery, with equal emphasis on each word. And she sat down.
Do Less Better. I can take that as a mantra.
[I also canceled by 2:30 meeting, as the other seemed to have more than enough to do.]
[1] Anna Cox Brinton (1887-1969), see Pendle Hill pamphlets #176 (1971) Anna Brinton: a Study in Quaker Character by Eleanore Price Mather. ( a few more online references about her )
I'm trying to pace, to breathe, to be conscious of the effective work i am doing, to partition escape/release/relaxation from work. I'm trying to let myself meander, not blast myself like a firehose in the worry of trying to attend to everything.
JN shared with Meeting on Sunday his recollection of a Yearly Meeting Peace and Social COncerns session decades ago, where the gathered had been brought to a depression over the so many causes and concerns that clamored for attention. He described how an elderly Anna Brinton[1] slowly made her way to the microphone, the gathering falling into a deep expectant silence to hear what one of the founders of the Yearly Meeting had to share. "Do less better," she said, JN clearly imitating her delivery, with equal emphasis on each word. And she sat down.
Do Less Better. I can take that as a mantra.
[I also canceled by 2:30 meeting, as the other seemed to have more than enough to do.]
[1] Anna Cox Brinton (1887-1969), see Pendle Hill pamphlets #176 (1971) Anna Brinton: a Study in Quaker Character by Eleanore Price Mather. ( a few more online references about her )
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