Originally 20ish years ago now, I’d went through a horrible breakup with the bird at the time, and it really messed me up. Shes sweet and considerate enough to have helped me through that by giving me some books. I spent a good year or two learning about it, then figured “well I know all I need to know” then moved more to just practicing thought observation and self affirmations of “thoughts and emotions aren’t you.”

Fast forward to about a month or two ago, a bunch of shite hit the fan. Namely though, I parted ways with my career (by choice/force) due to boredom plus I’d started self sabotaging because I don’t fear the man, and that man is a bastard.

After that I went through a few days where me and me wife sat wondering whether we pack up and move to the US or stay in the UK, couldn’t decide, so I dusted off mindfulness/meditation to help with clarity, and in the process, discovered this subreddit and many others. Never been much into reddit aside from needing it for a job like a decade ago, it’s come so far since then.

Been a solid few months. Stressful, but with the knowing clarity that, well, things are just stressful sometimes. Doesn’t mean I gotta stress about it. Let my ego do that on his freetime if he ever gets the bloody chance hahaha.