Castle or cloud?

[vaneramos]

Is your mind a castle or a cloud?

This morning I tried to dismiss something unpleasant that was occupying my mind; instead it erupted. Suddenly I couldn't make any sense or put words together.

Feelings do not like to be defined, pinned down or avoided. Rather than building a protective castle, let the mind be a cloud: a nebulous space in which you can move around, approaching the story sometimes from one direction, sometimes another. Your surroundings may be dark at one time, luminous the next day. It is unhealthy to hold onto anger or regret, but letting go does not mean we can dismiss our feelings; it is only an opening. This is a journey, so it makes no sense to hide out in a tower separate from what can hurt us.