What’s In Your Tri-Pod ? By Jim Kennedy

 

 

 

 

 

A tripod provides a stable, secure base for holding physical objects.

Like its material counterpart, a spiritual tripod can also provide a source of stability and focus. Develop and use your own spiritual tripod to enhance your life.

 

It works like this: upon reflection, choose three important ‘realizations’ from your life to be the secure legs of your spiritual tripod. Once you have chosen the three legs, practice activating the spiritual tripod, which is done by focusing on the three realizations – all at the same time.

 

By way of example, here what’s in my spiritual tri-pod:

 

 

1) The realization of gratitude – regardless of what you are feeling / experiencing in the moment (from great pain, hurt, anxiety – all the way to profound joy and pleasure) – be grateful for whatever you are experiencing

 

 

 

PLUS

 

 

 

2) The realization that ‘it changes’ – your experience will never remain the same

 

 

PLUS

 

 

 

 

 

3) The realization that this moment is ALL that we have – it is the ONLY thing we can ever have.

 

 

Activating these three realizations brings you to your center, and helps you to focus and remain in the moment.

 

This is one helpful tripod, but there are many to be developed and appreciated. Go inside and find your own!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

 

 

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“Broken Words, perfect feelings” – Why do we need to know?

 

When we don’t know why we are depressed,

 

depression rules our lives.

 

 

When we don’t know why we are anxious,

 

anxiety pushes us around.

 

 

When we don’t know what emotion is,

 

we lose the key to experience living.

 

 

If we don’t know what we don’t know,

 

we are well-programmed robots that wonder in the malls,

 

sophisticatedly scanning brand name,

 

but never smelling the essence of life.

 

 

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“Broken Words, perfect feelings” – What is Depression like? Part II

 

Awake.

 

Why did I ……wake up?

 

as this person who can not see sunshine.

 

 

Want to breathe my last breath to beg

 

for this bed named “Cloudy”

 

to swallow my existence.

 

 

Come on!

 

Just disappear,

 

Zombielike me.

 

 

………

 

 

Awake again.

 

Why?

 

Where is the end of this torment?

 

 

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“Broken Words, perfect feelings” – What is Depression like?

It’s full.

 

A heart is filled…

 

with pain.

 

 

It’s full.

 

A heart is filled…

 

with confusion.

 

 

It’s full.

 

A heart is filled…

 

with numbness.

 

 

Then it’s empty.

 

A heart becomes emptiness…

 

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What is “Depression”?

The following article is from the “Understanding Mental Illness” segment of CMHA (Canadian Mental Health Associatioin)
Depression

Problems and misfortunes are a part of life. Everyone experiences unhappiness, and many people may become depressed temporarily when things don’t go as they would like. Experiences of failure commonly result in temporary feelings of worthlessness and self-blame, while personal losses cause feelings of sadness, disappointment and emptiness. Such feelings are normal, and they usually pass after a short time. This is not the case with depressive illness.

What are the signs of depressive illness?