As usual, I’ve been giving a f*ck about
- climate change,
- injustices,
- the health and happiness of those I love,
- my therapy groups,
- blogging, and
- helpful books, including this one:
Giving a f*ck might seem more uncomfortable than not giving a f*ck, but I agree with Dr.Wills that it f*cks things up if we don’t accept our feelings.
Actually, Dr. Wills makes a distinction between emotions and feelings — he writes that “emotions come from bodily reactions that are activated by neurotransmitters and hormones. Feelings are our conscious experience of those emotional reactions.” He also states “Feelings are emotions plus a story.” I’m now giving a f*ck about that distinction, because it matters.
For example, I’m giving a f*ck about our cat Joan’s eye problems and how they don’t seem to be improving despite our faithfully administering eye ointment twice a day. When I look at Joan’s eyes, I feel the emotions of fear, sadness, and anger in my body. Then, I notice I’m telling some familiar stories about medical situations that include helplessness, distrust, and and worry that people are making mistakes and innocents are suffering. I can’t control the emotions but I can control the stories I tell about them.
And because you might be giving a f*ck about Joan, know that we are taking her to our giving-a-f*ck vet again this week.
Do you see giving a f*ck in my images for today?
On Nothing Like a Dame Day, the Daily Bitch seems to be giving a f*ck in her own way.
And if you’re giving a f*ck about National Haiku Poetry Day, here’s a haiku about how I’m giving a f*ck about taxes:
April 17th,
Will my payments be in time?
If they aren’t, I’ll live.
Here’s what I find on YouTube when I search for “giving a f*ck”:
As always, I’m giving a f*ck about thanking people who help me blog every day, including YOU!
