forest bathing

how can you not be beautiful? you are part of nature

BREATHE IN ME

Breathe in me, O Holy Spirit, that my thoughts may all be holy. Act in me, O Holy Spirit, that my work, too, may be holy. Draw my heart, O Holy Spirit, that I love but what is holy. Strengthen me, O Holy Spirit, to defend all that is holy. Guard me, then, O Holy Spirit, that I always may be holy. Amen.

Attributed to Saint Augustine

Art: Holy Spirit 1 (2018) by Sabina Kiss 

TW body image

Everyone has struggles. Some are tangible, some aren’t. Neither is any less real or valid than the other.

I’ve held on to this image for a while now because I’ve been afraid of talking about it, afraid of what people would think or say. But if someone finds this image as helpful as I have then it’s worth it.

There have been times where I’ve gone days without eating a proper meal or at all, simply because I would get anxiety about having to convince myself that I deserved it. I’m not talking about the guilt we sometimes get when we have an extra piece of cake. This is the guilt born from you convincing yourself that you do not deserve to eat at all. It may sound silly to some, but for others it’s a daily reality, and it’s crushing them.

I’m better but I’m still learning. I still struggle but I’m no longer strangled by it. Sometimes I slip up. It’s ok to slip up as long as you recognize it and try hard to be nicer and better to yourself. You can’t withhold fuel from a car and expect it to preform better, so we shouldn’t expect that from ourselves either.

So if you take anything away from my rambling, I hope it’s this:
You are important. Your feelings are valid. You are more than good enough. You are cared about. Stop dwelling, just breathe.

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A reminder. For me anxiety sometimes manifests as something called “air hunger:” feeling like you’re not able to get enough air in your lungs, like you can’t breathe, even though your lungs are clear. Anxiety’s many shapes are not always known to the people who are haunted by them, and not all those shapes have names. Keep abreast of yourself and practice grounding - bind the things that haunt you with names and take what power you can. We’re all in this together. Breathe deep.
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deep breaths.
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Model: Francis K.