Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Yin and Yang of Life and Feelings

I've combined and updated my blogs and twitter within the last couple of days to try to create a more cohesive online presence that works for me. As I was sorting through the posts to try to ensure that I had filtered out any duplicates and such. I realized how my life had changed in the last couple of years.

It has changed and yet it hasn't. I still struggle with anxiety and paranoia. And yet I feel more at peace and stronger then I remember feeling for a long time if ever.

I found this article troubling and yet comforting. I am worried for the young man and understand his pain. Yet at the same time I have an odd connection with him and am shocked that someone so beautiful and successful could have the same feelings of inadequacy and loneliness that I have felt. Isn't he what we aspire to be? So, what does that say of our human complexity? I had to share this article:

Donald Glover Posts Troubling Instagram Note, Speaks Of Fear And Loneliness

Posted: 10/15/2013 10:27 am EDT | Updated: 10/15/2013 10:27 am EDT

Donald Glover (aka Childish Gambino) not only released the first track and title of his second album, "Because the Internet," last week, but he also delivered a slightly more troubling message via Instagram late last night.

The "Community" star has had a dynamic and successful career, dating back to his early days as a writer for "30 Rock" and developing into a full-blown repertoire of TV shows, films, albums and mixtapes. Despite his continuing success and forthcoming album, Glover suffers from insecurity, fear and loneliness, as heexpressed through a series of notes written on hotel paper.

Should we be worried?