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High Anxiety

 
 
Ethan Hawke
21:10 / 26.04.03
So, I'm waiting for my girlfriend to come home with her parents, so we can sit her dad down and tell him that the reason his other daughter is
off across the country is that she's getting testosterone shots to become a male.

I'm kind of nervous. We don't know how he's going to reeact.

Anyone have any serenity exercises?
 
 
Baz Auckland
21:46 / 26.04.03
From Stone Mirror in a Zen Thread:

"Sit down in a comfortable position, with your back erect. Count your breaths, starting at "one" and continuinig to "ten". When you get to "ten", start at "one" again. If you forget what number you were on, start at "one" again. If you find yourself counting "three hundred forty-seven", start at "one" again. Do it for twenty to thirty minutes. Repeat once or twice daily until you're enlightened."

...different motivation, but still relaxes me.
 
 
Baz Auckland
21:48 / 26.04.03
Oh, and best of luck too with the revelation thing...
 
 
Solitaire Rose as Tom Servo
02:57 / 28.04.03
Holy cats...I could never relax from that. You have a lot more ability than I do.

That being said, all relaxation comes from proper breathing, and blotting out everything else in your mind. Just breathe. Concentrate on breathing. Block everything else out. Repeat as long as possible.
 
 
gravitybitch
04:55 / 28.04.03
uhf. That's a tough one. And I don't envy you at all, being left holding the bag for the absent sibling - I think ze should be doing the explaining, myself, but I do understand that that's not always possible.

Good luck!
 
 
Lilly Nowhere Late
05:00 / 28.04.03
ooops, I read this as tho it were your girlfriend who was turning
male. I suppose you could relax yourself by thinking how much more
dificult that could be.
Best of luck to you all!
 
  
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