Matthew Ricard from “Happiness”
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“We willingly spend a dozen years in school, then go on to college or professional training for several more; we work out at the gym to stay healthy;
we spend a lot of time enhancing our comfort, our wealth, and our social status.
We put a great deal into all this, and yet we do so little to improve the inner condition that determines the very quality of our lives.
What strange hesitancy, fear, or apathy stops us from looking within ourselves, from trying to grasp the true essence of joy and sadness, desire and hatred?”
Fear of the unknown prevails, and the courage to explore that inner world fails at the frontier of our mind.
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My two cents: What an ominous phrase, at the frontier of our mind. That means our mind is massive.
Talking with my grandson’s soccer and baseball coach, he said confidence, the attitude of the mind means everything even at 9.
Can we have a good attitude living with PTSD?
Our mental attitude means everything when dealing with PTSD.
What does your scoreboard look like, time of day with good versus bad attitude?
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PTSD - A Way Out.com 
Posted by rudid96 on May 17, 2022 at 10:21 pm
The posts here continue to stimulate my inner growth. As of late, a few of the posts sparked an alternate perspective. While the words of the post are fresh in my mind, my mental and conversely emotional attitude has been elevated. I’m enjoying this fresh breeze while it’s here. C-PTSD is the larger umbrella staying committed to regularly working the mental health tools is necessary regardless of good attitude.
Posted by Marty on May 17, 2022 at 11:19 pm
Please pontificate
Posted by Anonymous on May 18, 2022 at 12:47 am
I looked up the definition of pontificate.
I didn’t realize you considered my post as an annoyingly expressed opinion in a pompous manner. Ouch!
Posted by Marty on May 18, 2022 at 1:36 am
Oh I did not think that or mean that
I would never insult you or be flippant
My apologies
I thought pontificate was a splendid way of communicating
I was trying to compliment your prose
Sorry
This triggers me
Trying to do good and having it blow up
Posted by Marty on May 18, 2022 at 1:56 am
I did not know the definition of that word
Heard it on the radio
Posted by rudid96 on May 18, 2022 at 2:55 pm
Now I understand. Metaphorically and in person, every time we step outside, we risk being triggered. I truly appreciate that despite your being triggered, you took the time to clarify your intent. It’s so good to experience humanity in the way it should and could be. If there’s an ‘oops’ it’s attended to and then without recriminations, we move forward, together. Your friend 🙂
Posted by Marty on May 18, 2022 at 2:58 pm
Thank you for your forgiveness
We beat ourselves up