About to have my first ever job interview lol. It's not for anything major but I hope they don't ask me something crazy.
About to have my first ever job interview lol. It's not for anything major but I hope they don't ask me something crazy.
There are many different kinds of "prisons" in this world, not just the one with steel bars.
In my situation being in a prison with steel bars would be a relief from what I am imprisoned in now. At least in the one with steel bars there is a definite, known ending. ::
Yes, Art is a good form of release for some people. I have tried drawing and painting but I am hopeless at it. My pictures look like an 8 year old has drawn them. mg: Then I get angry that I don't have one artistic cell in my body, so it kind of defeats the purpose. :ironicsmile:Our minds can be our worst prisons, too, speaking of my own.
I am sorry you feel trapped BlueDays. Is there anyway you could feel free, say for example immersing yourself in some creative projects? Have you ever tried art as a therapy? Here's a nice video about it. I know when I put music on and paint or draw it is like meditation and makes me feel a million miles away from my problems. Maybe we could start an art therapy thread on here and display works that are for helping us? Just a thought, anyways
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8zlBJDZanc&t=33
Yes, Art is a good form of release for some people. I have tried drawing and painting but I am hopeless at it. My pictures look like an 8 year old has drawn them. mg: Then I get angry that I don't have one artistic cell in my body, so it kind of defeats the purpose. :ironicsmile:
Thanks for the suggestion anyway.
One day I might find some hobby that helps, but finding the spare time is the problem.
Looking forward to Thursday. I'm going to Adelaide and I'll be hiking the Mount Lofty trail.
It's only a 3 hour return trip, but It's good to stay in some sort of hiking condition. I get to try out my new hiking boots.Plus that part of the Adelaide hills is beautiful.
I'm taking my camera so I might put a pic or two up as well
This is great X) A breakdown of global stereotypes by country
http://www.nationalstereotype.com/all-national-stereotypes/
It really does suck to be seen as stupid fat and lazy by most of the world
You know you are absolutely right! :thumbup:Well the beauty of it is "Self-Expression" and that can be anything. Doesn't have to be even something that is recognizable as a form, just colors and lines like in the mandala. Don't do it for anyone but yourself. Like watercolors, just paint and water are so meditative and there again just be free with it.
Art is anything you want. It's easy to get caught up in "I cannot even draw a straight line" But remember how fun art class was when you were a kid?
If you know the "several reasons" why you are feeling this way, could you try and get some professional therapy (advice) on how you might be able to manage those reasons, so they don't make you struggle so much in life?It feels like my life has become one big chase to finding reasons not to feel desperately guilty. I feel terrible and subhuman (for several reasons) pretty much all the time.
The only reason I still go out and volunteer is not to get better or feel better, but to feel a little less guilty and so a little less bad. It's the metaphoric equivalent of being between a rock and a hard place, and pushing the rock off a little to breath easier.
It feels more like survival than living. I'm just barely keeping up by literally scrapping all my mental resources together. While there's no actual quantity to speak of, I feel like I'm running out. I'm getting weaker and less able to keep up integrity. It stands to reason there's a breaking point - and I'm afraid I'll hit it soon.