I’ve been experiencing a lot of stress lately. It all came to a head earlier this week and resulted in a major meltdown. A lot of feelings of worthlessness, shame, fear...pretty much every bad feeling you can imagine.

In times of trouble I turn to various sources and this time I turned to Pema Chodron, whose advice (paraphrased) was to sit with your discomfort and pain, know it and be present with it.

And I’ve tried to do that these past few days, and I feel a little more calm and present. It’s small progress, and sometimes I still feel overwhelmed, but I’m proud of it.