"The Laughing Heart" by Charles Bukowski
"your life is your life
don’t let it be clubbed into dank submission.
be on the watch.
there are ways out.
there is a light somewhere.
it may not be much light but
it beats the darkness.
be on the watch.…Â
1. The end of "A totally fun thing that Bart will never do again," when he's older and laying in bed with all these photos around him of cherished memories as "Winters love" by Animal Collective plays. UGLY CRIED.
2. In "Dog of Death" when Bart tells Santa's Little Helper (now a…Â
I have "it has been a beautiful fight. Still is." on my wrist. It's a quote from Bukowski and a way I remember my struggle with depression has been long and arduous (and ongoing) but beautiful in its own way. It's made me who I am.
Read a book you used to love as a kid but haven't touched in a while. It'll distract you and also give you good feelings of nostalgia. I used to love the Artemis Fowl books and still reach for them when I'm really down. I know what happens (so it doesn't make my anxiety worse like…Â
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