Meditations in an Emergency

Meditations in an Emergency

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Meditations in an Emergency
Meditations in an Emergency
Feelings that are difficult to name

Feelings that are difficult to name

The undertones of self

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Rosecrans Baldwin
Feb 20, 2021
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Meditations in an Emergency
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Feelings that are difficult to name
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My brain constantly generates sensations I don’t understand. They come out of nowhere, full of grades, such that labels like “sadness” or “joy” aren’t sufficient. I might get upset about something but other things are flashing in the dark: shame, resentment, a hot wire of pleasure. It’s frustrating.

The oddest feelings are the most interesting, I think, …

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