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The Comfort Book
Part of 15/17

ple say we should “be in the moment ” they often mean we should be mindful of the moment we’re in. But let’s face it being exquisitely aware of what’s going on in our minds all the time can be awful. In fact it was when the author was at his most depressed that he felt most in the moment. He was excruciatingly aware of his surroundings and of what was going on in his brain. He would have given anything to be mindless sometimes. 
So give yourself permission to not be in the moment. Watching TV and getting absorbed in a series like Game of Throne s is an excellent way to be mindless for a while. Chats with friends can also work. Or getting sucked into an addictive detective novel. 
The point is get through the moment whichever way you need to. Your survival is the most important thing and it doesn’t need to look a certain way.
Number fourteen: Cultivate irrational hope.
Did you know that one of the most hopeful songs was written at one of the most hopeless points in human history