"When I was younger, I wanted to believe that there was one right path for my life. I wanted to think I could "get it right" so that everything would be "okay." That is what most of us want to believe, "good things happen to good people."When I realized that this logic was fractured, I then began to feel like life was more like falling with the hope of landing somewhere soft and safe. Life is not fair, not a straight path, and it is not without challenge.It is also a beautiful adventure.Indeed, life does feel like your falling sometimes, and other times you can feel your feet on the ground. That is why this artist"s words stuck in my heart. When I work with patients with anxiety and/or depression symptoms, I often note that they are trying hard to "get it right." Anxious patients are trying to prevent something bad from happening. The depressed patient is trying so hard to function and yet feels like they are failing all the time."
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