Posted by floatingbridge on June 28, 2011, at 10:33:29
In reply to Re: self care: what do you do for pleasure or distract, posted by sigismund on June 27, 2011, at 3:14:08
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> Maybe I can calm down.You mean the day you wrote this, or in general?
History usually gets me feeling a little strident. I have to take it slow. I get lost in the personal minutia. Then I feel like having to discuss it with everyone. Maybe
history has cathartic elements.I have been trying to get through Nathaniel Philbrick's The Last Stand. He also wrote The Heart of the Sea. He has a way of remaining calm and on point, neither glossing the real sh*t but not staring at it. Like being very polite while
passing a car wreck. He is also capable of enjoyment.But that's American history. It's not as deeply layered. There is genocide and slavery. There are also the adventures in the wilderness elements absent from European history. I like those stories. I
love imagining what an immensity North America was before it became official.A great book (so far, but very neglected
by me) is 1491.I look forward to reading things besides articles and babble posts.
* and whoever gazes at the stars will never again be quite alone...
c-ptsd & attendant health concerns
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