A Cure for Self-Loathing
Rachel Bray
bray.262 at osu.edu
Tue Sep 4 15:25:53 UTC 2001
I found this in my old e-mails from a friend of mine and I
thought I'd share it!
>From Self magazine October 99 issue:
A Cure for SelfLoathing
The remedy, to be followed exactly more or less:
Do not look in the mirror for three days and do not speak
with anyone you suspect of agreeing with your current
opinion of yourself.
On the first day: Wear blue; buy roses; fix something
broken; polish furniture. Allow yourself a mistake; drink a
mixture of lemon juice and water; cry all night, then go
shopping for new pillowcases.
On the second day: Make jam, visit an acquaintance unable
to leave the house due to illness, sorrow or advancing
years; fix a pot of tomatorice soup and let simmer. Give
your coats away to those who cannot stay warm. Forget what
you couldn't or didn't do right. Run for two miles, paying
attention only to the shape of the leaves, the sound of
birds, the idea of desire.
On the third day: Paint your bedroom; absolve an old enemy;
braid your hair or cut it all off. Think about November;
imagine stars and clear skies; believe in possibilities and
in hardship. Study signs; be grateful; consider devotion,
moonlight and your own dreams. Early in the morning, at the
hour when the grass is damp and the sky above you is
cracking open like an egg, walk a dog through your
neighborhood. then and there, while most people are still
asleep in their beds, forgive yourself.
Rachel Bray
The Ohio State University
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