Truisms A Manual For Humans

You live in a body. You will only feel good if you take care of your body. Get to know it. Good feelings live in your body. They require exercise, nutrition and rest. Bottom line.  

You cannot feel good all of the time, but you can learn to feel good much of the time, and to feel better, sooner.

Your body is equipped with a highly sensitive nervous system that craves balance between stress and rest. Emotional stress has the same impact as physical pain. Your perception of what is happening both inside and out will determine your emotional stress level.

If you learn to notice, name, and work with your feelings- all of them- you can feel better. Do not blame yourself for having them. Your feelings are there to inform you of what you need. They can be very fast, hard to identify and mixed or confusing. They are crucial for making good choices, however.

Getting what you need is often challenging and slow. Many situations in life are tricky to navigate, no matter how "together" you are. We all need help sometimes.

Not everything is about you, caused by you or up to you. There is much complexity in the world, especially when it comes to the interpersonal.

You are absolutely unique. You are here to become more yourself. That requires experiences and risk. Interpersonal conflict (disagreement, difference) is an inevitable part of experience. Learning what to do about it is a big, tricky, part of life.

There is also much to learn about right love and right work. Good fit in both are needed, but both can be hard to find and sustain. Don't blame yourself for the struggle.

While you are on the planet try to laugh, love, and seek out beauty as much as you can. Your senses need lovely sounds, gorgeous sunrises, roasty-toasty sweaters, warm hugs, wafting smells, and sweet caresses. You deserve to give and receive as wholeheartedly as you can. Life is sometimes good, often tricky, and always your best option.

Don't be afraid to get help. To be confused and hurting is to be human.