Fandgmom, I'm a fan of mindfullness exercises to quiet the "spinning" mind. I practice yoga and integrate the mindfullness exercises into my daily life.
The idea is that depression and suffering result from our emotional reactions to unpleasant emotions. We then spin off into self-defeating thoughts and behaviors rather than staying with our emotions and our lives.
The book I draw this from is "The Mindful Way through Depression" by Mark Williams and others.
Coping with the Piecing process involves balancing our lives with responsiblities and recreation, and learning to manage our emotions. I have found these mindfulness exercises to be very helpful. You can integrate them into your daily life without having to add a new activity.
CL
CL 53 W 54 M 20 yrs. 03'-09' Separation + Old Patterns + GAL 10-14' Piecing
"The Master allows things to happen. She shapes events as they come."
