Is it humanly possible to drop the rope?

[AntoniaB]

Mirage that post was awesome, thank you! It's very enlightening to hear about these things from different angles. I think the part you said about letting the moments pass through and not giving them power is really key. I notice that because of my work schedule, I never seem to allow these things to have power during a semester. I'm just too distracted and busy. But then I'm off work for a month for break, and even though I've got things to do, my brain isn't as distracted and I tend to get bogged down in letting things have power. I fixate. What really got this going for me lately was that I got really sick the first week of the year--the same thing everyone has, the virus that won't die, and I've been mostly cooped up in my house for 2 weeks now, and I couldn't go back to work on time. I'm still not better but I really can't take any more time out of the semester, so I'll be teaching again next week, and I think I'll have an easier time not letting this stuff get so much power.

And I love the Buddhist quote. I find I can relate more to Buddhist principles than any other and have read a ton of Buddhist books over the past few years to help learn new ways to think. Thanks!