And a third time, to figure out whether you like it or not. Flexibility One of the hallmarks of depression is rigid, inflexible thinking. This mental and emotional battle zone often becomes the ground of being from which we perceive and act in the world. As with all wars, we are overcome by fear and anger. The world does what it does no matter how depressed we become about it.
Life is lived on the continuum between good and bad, right and wrong, light and dark.
Strive for excellence, not perfection. Practice tolerance, not insistence. Live in a world of preferences, not demands. Life is not a struggle, it's a wiggle. Our best friends and our worst enemies are our thoughts.