My mantra

These days I'm facing quite an exhausting emotional rollercoaster. I've decided to write down my mantra to remind myself how to get through it all. Feel free to use it if it helps you in any dramatic situation (particularly for breakups):

Pain is a reminder that I'm alive
Hate is a tool to burn the cords that must be cut
Fear is a beacon to help me realize my weaknesses
Anger is a vehicle to temper and strengthen those weaknesses
Love is a companion to help heal the wounds
Joy is the draw to help Love appear
Bliss is a haven to rest the spirit
Wisdom is the strength to shatter delusions
To move forward, I must understand these tools. To understand these tools, I must embrace them and use them completely until they are exhausted. To fully use them is to first forget the self, and to forget the self is to be enlightened by the ten thousand things, starting with these tools.

A little Zen saying attached at the end, but whatever. The saying is not original (and a Zen Master would probably clobber me on the head for doing that), but it reminds me to clear my mind and face what I feel, and use them all to my advantage instead of running away from them. Life is too short to be depressed and weep in a corner by myself.