How to convalesce like Zarathustra

Don't waste your energy - you have none to spare, your body needs it. Get relaxed, calm your mind, silence your shoulds and think only of 'good little perfect things' - and as far as projects, the active 'conative' elements of your life, think only of those few, or that one, thing you can enjoy planning or at least can tolerate thinking about despite your weakness, nausea, headache etc. That thing is probably what you should put centre stage when you are well, and probably all those other niggly things are just overburden obscuring the treasure pit of your true self.... With gratitude to Nietzsche on sickness, disgust, convalescence, and nobility versus smallmindedness.
Comment below, tell us, fellow convalescent of the spirit, how you have leveraged illness to finally focus and 'become what you are'...ll

[@allanwood3562]

Great book That Hideous Strength. Thank you for the thoughts mate.

[@wizardofeutopia]

Yes it's prophetic too... if you think AI based transhumanism in place of the disembodied heads... Yuval Harrari as Frost... World Economic Forum Schwab as Wither...

[@coldchickenwings9437]

Could not agree more with you in the thought pattern. We spend our time on the things we care for. Thats what hurts about today's reality. It seems like the world we believed would be there was taken and in return it feels as though we've been cheated. So, we fight. Maybe not with weapons but with words, truth, the base reality as we know it to be. I have this to ask. Are we just kids in a sand box? Where does all this get us in the end?to live a peaceful quiet life is a treasure. Aspecilly today. Thank you for the insight.

[@wizardofeutopia]

Thanks for your comment... yes there's pain as reality is massaged out of all recognition by the powers that shouldn't be...but the great thjng is to use this time to seek out what we CAN be sure of, starting from our own consciousness and self awareness...from which comes a sense of personal possibility...which is powerful! Our hardwon truths, our skills, our agency in a world which works hard to control our beliefs and actions. 'Though much is taken, much remains'...and what remains is tough.

[@Tarotainment]

As a secondary point.. reality is never out of reach in any situation. Even the most harsh. Self isolation is a tool based on metaphysical truths in order to revert back to base reality but if you can not hold that reality in the mix of any situation then you still have training. This is step one on the magical path but no end in any way. A shifting of perception akin to a manual transmission in a car. Isolation pushes the clutch to disengage from one gear in order to engage with others.