Comments on: What you do when you feel like dirt.

By: Take a moment for tea « Sherdie

Take a moment for tea « Sherdie — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:14:01 +0000

[...] But then sometimes I feel like dirt. [...]

By: Noelle

Noelle — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:52:09 +0000

Well written! I feel like a giant pile of dirt and reading this really helped! Especially the part about avoiding the “cheerer-upers”. They do mean well and they want to you stop hurting, but by “helping” and making it sound like no big deal, it makes you feel even worse. “What’s wrong with me?” “Is this really a big deal?” etc.

By: Kate

Kate — Thu, 26 May 2011 00:27:49 +0000

I’ve never been to your blog before. A friend linked to this on facebook and I needed something to read while eating my dinner tonight. I’m so glad I did. I don’t need it today, but I bookmarked this page for the next time I do.
One of the hardest parts of feeling like dirt is the sense of endlessness to it, of the gravid staggering enormity of it. And often when I’m that overwhelmed, I could use some instructions on where to begin. I will be back to pick them up when the time comes.
Your written voice is splendid.

By: Shit Sandwich (and diamonds, and trust.) «

Shit Sandwich (and diamonds, and trust.) « — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 02:44:09 +0000

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By: MamaRobinJ

MamaRobinJ — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 04:46:51 +0000

Just found this post via ppdtojoy.com. It was just what I needed to read. Might have to print it out and stick it in front of my face when I need a reminder.
MamaRobinJ recently posted… On Death and Doubt- A Letter to My Darkest Fear

By: Diane

Diane — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 23:23:18 +0000

I’m very late to this post, but THANK YOU so much for the kindness it contains.
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By: Monday Intention: {Meet myself where I am} | Spirit Moves Dance

Monday Intention: {Meet myself where I am} | Spirit Moves Dance — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 14:09:26 +0000

[...] as long as necessary, is the process described in the following post by the marvelous Havi Brooks: What you do when you feel like dirt. Because I really REALLY [...]

By: sad person

sad person — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 00:08:20 +0000

hey,
I feel like crap right now!!!!!
I’ve felt it before, when I lost my brand new phone; when some of my loved ones passed away; when I got beaten up by a girl half my age; when I lost a lot of my netbal games…and the list goes on and on.
I used to drink a lot, like totally get drunk because it would ease the pain. I just stopped recently as I always feel worse than how I felt before I got drunk, as I’m only fifteen years old. The reason I’m really down now is that I let everybody down, most of all myself. It was the only thing I’m good at and everyone was expecting me to do good…but I froze!Like suddenly forgot every little thing, from that I started acting different and cranky. I changed. I have changed. Anyway, all I’m saying is that your blog is pretty good. I’ll try and do it….hopefully “time does ease the pain”.cheers.

By: pat

pat — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 17:20:29 +0000

Havi, thank you for this post, and thank you @Joely and @Pamela Slim for a lovely, growing way to think about dirt! In that vein, some other associations with dirt:

–The word “human”: from the same Indo-European root as the word “humus”. By which I mean rich, fertile loam, although I don’t mind the associations with yummy chick pea dip, either!

–Archaeologists

–Mud pies

By: Link Roundup

Link Roundup — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 13:12:18 +0000

[...] I’ve been digging through the Fluent Self archives this week, and here’s one of the (many, there will probably be more next week) gems I found: what to do when you feel like dirt. [...]