Ontario poet Pearl Pirie has posted a fascinating and beautiful diary entry on her blog, which records her meditations on the landscape around her and her place within it. Here is an excerpt:
"Brainfog is demoralizing because I know I can do better, because I have. No, more accurately, it’s demoralizing because it’s an unfair comparison; each day is what it is. Jumping on myself will only practice making myself more jumpy. I have to direct compassion towards myself and cultivate a curiosity not a punishment-attitude.
"By getting snippety at myself I’ll only thicken the fog. It’s defensive by nature, a white flag indicating something amiss. Maybe its the aftershadow of nightmare that lowers function. Maybe its caffeine-drop, or hunger. Maybe its a storm system coming thru the joints. It’s a flag to say pay attention and see what’s going on. Maybe there’s no cause I can see."
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