That sinking feeling

Inevitably, there will be days 

When we find ourselves sinking: 

Buried in the gritty entangled sameness 

That sometimes overcomes us; 

When the stresses of survival 

And the demands of those around us drag us down. 

Instead of sinking further, or struggling to escape, 

We have another option: 

 Take a moment to stop resisting, 

 And breathe in solidarity 

With all the other souls who feel as trapped; 

Then reach inside and find that part of you 

That knows from experience this will not last, 

And breathe that confidence 

 Out into the world, 

 That other sufferers might come to trust, as you do, 

In the constancy of change 

And find the resources within 

To take whatever steps are needed 

To restore a more productive 

 Sense of balance in their lives.