A seat with depression

The biggest growth I’ve learned with depression is actually surrendering to it. Now you’re probably thinking ‘How does that work? If you surrendered to depression you’d be at home not writing this blog!’ In one way, that’s very true but what I’m going to explain is entirely different. In Western thought, we’re very used to the concept of duality: good and bad, red and blue, negative and positive and so on. So we think of surrender, we think of defeat.

What if surrender didn’t mean defeat? What if it meant to stop resisting and to essentially let go of what you know…especially in your own head? I used to think so hard about others and what others thought of me, it damaged and shrunk my own self esteem to unacceptable proportions. Probably added to my own depression, but I soon learnt to make space and time for myself.

Meditation

I know the first thing that comes to mind when I write meditation is legs crossed, finger cymbals, hippy clothing and reciting ‘om’ repetitively. I can confirm that is just one form of meditation. Meditation is actually a lot older and widespread than many thought. First of all, let me get past one big cliche: the only way you can empty your mind is if you’re dead. Your brain is always active, looking after your body’s involuntary and voluntary functions.

However, you can quieten the busyness of your mind through meditation and bring things into a more palatable order. It took me a while to get used to, but the more I integrate it into everyday life, the more information I get about myself…so I can do more. Whether meditation is on your own in a quiet spot, while doing a physical task or otherwise is a choice you can make. Its also something I always recommend to all clients I have. While searching for goals and intentions, its an exceptional way to dig into your own body’s operating system.

That’s it for now, I’ll be writing something important in the next few days as we’re now in Suicide Awareness Week.

Until next time #embraceinfinity