Exercise in Release
We all do it. Hold on to past issues and present worries so tightly that they suffocate us. Like a smothering, itchy blanket that we know we should have chucked in the trash long ago, our negative thoughts and feelings linger like a bad fart (is there a good one?) and weigh us down. Even when we know the crises is over. Even when the bad people have gone away. Even when we realistically understand we should move on... We cuddle the fart. Hold it close. Breathe deep and