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We're all world creators.

Life is about feeling. Sensing and creating what we feel. Moving and aligning with feeling.

When I feel depressed I take a deep breath and I hold it. I feel the oxygen inside. I hold it until I feel all of my body bursting with oxygen, and then I try to hold it more. Then my body begins to shut down. I don't feel anything human, just darkness; diving inward.

It is important to create when one is feeling sad because those feelings have a tendency to be very passionate and moving. If one can muster the strength to create happiness out of their own sadness they are also teaching that to everyone around them. That's one of the reasons why it's important not to numb feelings...

Any reliance on something to help alter and numb inhibits the sensitivity needed to be inspired and to channel creative power.

The hardest dependencies to relinquish are the ones rooted in early trauma.

How do we recognize who we are?

By relearning how to analyze our thoughts and actions.

My own traumas revolve around my self esteem and me feeling worthless in my fathers eyes. I realize a lot of my trauma stems from me not thinking I'm worthy of experience. I feel shame for my pleasure when I don't need to. I feel a lot of shame and most of the time I can't pinpoint a real reason.  But depression doesn't have to be related to trauma... It might be in the way I treat my body. It might be I've been eating too many acidic foods. It might be avoidant and coping. It might be compounded by a lack of restful sleep. I might forget to drink water.

I practice routines to keep me level and I make sure they include any kind of creation (cooking, art, gardening, working) and focused breathing (whether that be through exercise or meditation or both). This gives me peace of mind to observe, focus and analyze. Which in turn allows me to fuel my body with things that don't clog it. Having a well fueled engine allows my mind to create more consistently confident moments.

I am an introvert by most standards but use social exploration as therapy, especially when I feel uneasy with my happiness. People can bring you out of depression as long as you don't expect anything from them. One mind levels itself in its own reflection through another mind.

Societal perception can weigh very heavy. I try to filter my perception of it by paying attention to human practices I can appreciate; media I can appreciate (like art). The human mind can't process that much information at once so it helps to be aware of the effect of the media that does manage to seep in.