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Sociology > Depression |
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"alvintchase" |
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29 Nov 2004 05:34:05 PM |
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Finding more work |
I hope at some point that I'll be able to find more paid work...I
haven't had much luck in that area.It does feel good to have more
volunteer work,to have a lot of financial support,to not have to pay
rent or bills and to do fun things a lot,but still,I think it would be
nice to have at least a little more paid work.10 hours a week doesn't
seem like enough to me.Hopefully,though,my volunteer work will
continue to work out well...
Another thing I'm working on is letting go of EVENTS...I tend to
see things (paticularly when I'm feel increasingly anxious)in terms of
actions,interactions,events,symbolism...what I'm working on is just
seeing things in terms of MOMENTS...I love when I can be more light
and low key,have more of a sense of perspective,proportion,context and
humor.It's always fun to laugh...
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| User: "Bev Thornton" |
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| Title: Re: Finding more work |
30 Nov 2004 02:32:53 AM |
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On 2004-11-29, alvintchase wrote:
I hope at some point that I'll be able to find more paid work...
How can you use the hope to motivate action?
Hopefully,though,my volunteer work will continue to work out well...
Could you just do more volunteer work? Does work have to be paid to be
worthwhile? Do you need the money or just the work?
Another thing I'm working on is letting go of EVENTS...I tend to
see things (paticularly when I'm feel increasingly anxious)in terms of
actions,interactions,events,symbolism...what I'm working on is just
seeing things in terms of MOMENTS...
How do you do that?
I love when I can be more light and low key,have more of a sense of
perspective,proportion,context and humor.It's always fun to laugh...
What makes those moments?
--
If we could see the miracle
of a single flower clearly,
our whole life would change.
<http://icbl.org/><http://www.greatapeproject.org/><http://www.msf.org/>
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| User: "alvintchase" |
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| Title: Re: Finding more work |
30 Nov 2004 09:50:33 AM |
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Bev Thornton <Reply-To@Not.Invalid> wrote in message news:<312phlF35qornU1@uni-berlin.de>...
On 2004-11-29, alvintchase wrote:
I hope at some point that I'll be able to find more paid work...
How can you use the hope to motivate action?
Hopefully,though,my volunteer work will continue to work out well...
Could you just do more volunteer work? Does work have to be paid to be
worthwhile? Do you need the money or just the work?
No,I just need more work,Volunteer work is important,I know that.I
was skimmiing through a book a while ago that said that many people
look down on volunteer work for various reasons.I thought that was
very sad.But deep down,I know that it's a valuable thing to do.
Another thing I'm working on is letting go of EVENTS...I tend to
see things (paticularly when I'm feel increasingly anxious)in terms of
actions,interactions,events,symbolism...what I'm working on is just
seeing things in terms of MOMENTS...
How do you do that?
I don't know,it's hard.My reading helps.trying to calm my mind
helps,trying to have as much perspective,proportion,context and humour
as possible also helps...I know that you've recommended meditaion in
the past.I should do that more...
I love when I can be more light and low key,have more of a sense of
perspective,proportion,context and humor.It's always fun to laugh...
What makes those moments?
It seems to come in cycles...I've always had a sense of
humour,and have always been able to see the weirdness and absurdity of
life,well not always,but often.othertimes that side of me gets
hidden.sometimes I can laugh a lot,and other times,not.I do notice
that paticularly after major events,where a lot of supressed emotion
is involved,I tend to laugh a lot...I think my body just really needs
the release...
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| User: "Bev Thornton" |
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| Title: Re: Finding more work |
30 Nov 2004 06:10:29 PM |
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On 2004-11-30, alvintchase wrote:
No,I just need more work,Volunteer work is important,I know that.I
was skimmiing through a book a while ago that said that many people
look down on volunteer work for various reasons.I thought that was
very sad.But deep down,I know that it's a valuable thing to do.
What people look down on is really their problem, so being sad for that
is probably the best response.
What can you imagine that you would really like to do for more
volunteer work? I guess I don't mean what work exactly, but more
like what result would you like?
Another thing I'm working on is letting go of EVENTS...I tend to
see things (paticularly when I'm feel increasingly anxious)in terms of
actions,interactions,events,symbolism...what I'm working on is just
seeing things in terms of MOMENTS...
How do you do that?
I don't know,it's hard.My reading helps.
What do you read?
trying to calm my mind helps,trying to have as much
perspective,proportion,context and humour as possible also helps...I
know that you've recommended meditaion in the past.I should do that
more...
It does calm the mind, the right kind. There's kinds that don't too.
The calming kinds are like the ones from this page:
http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ01070
It seems to come in cycles...I've always had a sense of
humour,and have always been able to see the weirdness and absurdity of
life,well not always,but often.othertimes that side of me gets
hidden.sometimes I can laugh a lot,and other times,not.I do notice
that paticularly after major events,where a lot of supressed emotion
is involved,I tend to laugh a lot...I think my body just really needs
the release...
Do you do exercise stuff or walk a lot?
I moved and had to walk more and that seems to make a difference. If I
don't walk much for a few days, I seem to get more tired or don't get as
much energy from food and sleep. Not that I get much anyway, but if I
don't move much I end-up with less energy, even sleepy.
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Radiate your loving kindness
to every human being.
<http://www.bpf.org/><http://www.imcworldwide.org/><http://www.hrw.org/>
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