She says, "If you're a parent,it's really important to know how to relax and soothe yourself. At the very least, it's important to be able to notice when you're stressed out. Otherwise, if you don't acknowledge it, your child - who learns how to live and be by observing you - will confuse an unnamed, free-floating anxiety with normalcy. Can you imagine growing up with this kind of confusion? It would only add to the garmonbozia of life...and some people spend their whole lives trapped under an unnameable, weird freight..."
"If you don't have children, it's still important to be able to watch your mind, be aware of its vicissitudes, and self-soothe. The children of the world are watching you, too, after all. And so are other adults. We're all learning from one another at all times! Pain and suffering can never be eliminated. By failing to talk about it, by failing to conjure up an artful response, we go deeper into the territories of horror. On my bad days, the horrors of the world outnumber the chances for happiness. My good days are like a walk in the park - they give me the hope I need. Because of that hope, I can quite often whistle while I work."
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