Rick remember this stuff is counterintuitive so all is not the way you think it is.
Left is right, Up is down, good might be BAD and bad might be GOOD.

I know you're correct and can remember that for the most part, but when I'm on a downswing all of these insights start to fade.

The LBS is the pillar, the stanchion, the lighthouse that the one in crisis may be attracted back to after the storm is over.
During the storm it is not a good idea to be out in a boat.

I think I have to keep these words of wisdom available whenever I am on the downswing part of this. 25 talks a lot about mantras. I think I need to consider using these mantras more effectively. I have felt myself sliding down into the LBS despair pit for a week now and could not seem to pull out if even with awareness that it was happening. Mantras....