Looking at On This Day, I am reminded of how long I've been dealing with my mental health issues this time. In 2019 I wrote about Elizabeth Kübler-Ross' Grief Cycle and how this interacts with William Bridges' three phases of transition.
I'd forgotten about that post but think it still fits.
Yesterday I mentioned that August had disappeared in an "apathetic blur" and this ties in with Bridges' neutral zone:
in which people have increased anxiety and decreased motivation
Again, this is exactly where I find myself.
I was supposed to be walking to Starbucks and the supermarket this morning but the weather was awful. I drove instead but still get to sit here, nursing my latte while typing this. It will then be a short walk across the car park to get everything on the shopping list.
Even though I'm missing out on the walk I appreciate the time I get to sit here, to think and to type. While I've not been posting much recently I welcome the opportunity and think I should be doing it more often.
Much is made of the relationship between walking and thinking. While walking my brain seems to enter low power mode — I don't really think about much as I amble about. It is when I sit down with my earbuds in, some ambient music blocking out the world, that I start to think. And type.
One of the questions in Manu's People and Blogs series is as follows:
Do you have an ideal creative environment? Also do you believe the physical space influences your creativity?
I don't believe that any particular physical space influences my creativity, more the conditions that occur while I am there. If I was not able to block out the conversations of the other patrons and retreat into an internal 'safe space' then I doubt I would be able to write at all. Despite being in a public place, it is that sense of safety that allows me to think.
