Sunday, 16 March 2025

Don't Be Cut Off From Yourself

A tremendously sad piece of prose from Virginia Woolf, which touched me on reading it recently. I'm not sure she ever felt a true happiness in her life, her mental health struggles are well documented as is her eventual suicide. I DO understand how and why she perceives life in this way, but I hope that most of us have the power and enough life force to increase our levels of happiness. And I do feel isolation from folk is not the answer. We all have to try and create and recognise the small pockets of joy we are blessed with. I know I'm doing my best to do just that and I see the same determination in many of the lovely bloggers I follow. On a happier note a warm welcome to my latest follower Carole, thank you very much for following my blog, I do hope you find some of my musings Joyous.
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7 comments:

  1. jabblog16 March 2025 at 19:22

    The answer is not to give in and give up, but to look forward and see beyond the horizon.

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  2. TheCrankyCrow16 March 2025 at 22:19

    For better or worse (most probably the latter), Virginia Woolf - and her musings - have always resonated with me. It is a struggle for some to see the "small pockets of joy," and feeling "cut off from the world, from other people, from oneself" is far easier. I'd like to think that, while I may be cut off from the world and other people, I am not cut off from myself and I make an effort at the other two because, as I believe she also said, you cannot find peace by avoiding life. ~Robin~

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  3. Polyester Princess17 March 2025 at 18:54

    Virginia Woolf's poignant piece of prose definitely touched me too. Although I'm not struggling with mental health as she did, I am prone to bouts of melancholy, so some of her words do resonate with me. However, even at my lowest, I'm still finding "small pockets of joy", so I guess all is not lost ... xxx

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    1. Shrimpton and Perfect18 March 2025 at 08:38

      Yes I'm the same. Some days it's a struggle when you see what happens in the world that you have no cntrol over. I try and do what I can where I can. Kindness is all.

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  4. Lowcarb team member18 March 2025 at 21:05

    I do agree with Jabblog's comment.
    Keep looking ahead one foot in front of the other ... keep strong and keep going.

    All the best Jan

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    1. Shrimpton and Perfect19 March 2025 at 13:33

      Yes indeed Jan. We never know what our future may hold.

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