"What business have I in the woods, if I am thinking of something out of the woods?”
Thank you for this. I know that this can only be self-serving, but this essay resonates deeply with something I wrote yesterday about managing bipolar II disorder: https://open.substack.com/pub/sacredtension/p/bipolar-monasticism?r=8vyw0&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Primarily, that it is the most simple, basic stuff that is the most medicinal: clear awareness, being outside, loving others, being present. We resist such solutions because they seem too simple for such overwhelming problems.
Thank you for sharing your wisdom, Stephen. Cal Newport has been a big influence on me too.
Thank you for this. I know that this can only be self-serving, but this essay resonates deeply with something I wrote yesterday about managing bipolar II disorder: https://open.substack.com/pub/sacredtension/p/bipolar-monasticism?r=8vyw0&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Primarily, that it is the most simple, basic stuff that is the most medicinal: clear awareness, being outside, loving others, being present. We resist such solutions because they seem too simple for such overwhelming problems.
Thank you for sharing your wisdom, Stephen. Cal Newport has been a big influence on me too.