Circulate Delight and Despair

Develop a mind that is vast like space, where experiences both pleasant and unpleasant can appear and disappear without conflict, struggle or harm. 
                                                   - Majjhima Nikaya

During a time of anxiety or worry, stop the mind chatter and develop an image from nature. Use flying clouds or the motion of water.

Write to move from discord into contentment and back again.

Notice what happens when you write from joy into sorrow.

Switch from struggle to a sense of freedom.

Use the metaphors of clouds and water to turn abstractions into reality. Show how they act and react.





Write to circulate distress and happiness to benefit from what each situation has to teach.

Make use of delight and despair in your life and writing.