Posted by SLS on May 31, 2011, at 5:12:52
In reply to is anyone ambivalant about living?, posted by floatingbridge on May 30, 2011, at 20:26:52
> Not suicidal. Like need convincing life is worth living. Not for the big rock candy mountain. Just to feel peace.
Look for hope and peace in the guarantee of uncertainty.
I am told that much of my spiritual constitution is similar to Buddhism. I don't believe in reincarnation or meditation, though. Things are the way they are. I work to accept the way things are in the moment in order to work towards a future without suffering. For the most part, I failed miserably at doing this when I was in the deepest of depressions and the height of suffering.
It is good to understand the nature of the mental illness that pervades every aspect of one's existence in order to minimize taking personal responsibility for problematic thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. For instance, if you experience an unwanted intrusive thought that is taboo, you can then ignore it, knowing that it is a phenomenon of the brain dysfunction associated with a depressive disorder.
Acceptance in the moment does not mean capitulation or resignation for the future.
So, what's so good about life?
Maybe nothing. I try to find meaning and enjoyment in life by looking beyond nothingness.
"Observe and consider the birds."
:-)
- ScottSome see things as they are and ask why.
I dream of things that never were and ask why not.
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