Tag Archives: anticipation

Absorbed

Posted on October 19, 2020 by Kevin Carlstead

I am somewhere down there…not completely shielded…wanting to connect. Continue reading →

Posted in Being Present | Tagged anticipation, anxiety, control, depression, mental health, negative narratives, Perfection, present, recovering perfectionist, self-absorbed, self-doubt, self-loathing, stimulating | 1 Comment

Point of No Return

Posted on June 1, 2020 by Kevin Carlstead

When I make the choice to go passed the current clip on an outdoor sport-lead route, I am making the choice to go to the point of no return. I cannot “take” (pull the rope tight and take a rest … Continue reading →

Posted in Quarantine | Tagged anticipation, anxiety, claustrophobic, comfort zone, control, dependence, doubt, hesitation, mental health, present, resistance, safety, stress | 1 Comment

The Student

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Kevin Carlstead

There is always a transition happening in front of us. Whether it be: Needing to pee, so we stop what we are doing and go to the bathroom A friend’s death, so we stop our routine to mourn in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Learning From Pain | Tagged alone, anticipation, autobiography of control, Carlstead, character, control, death, demo, depth, dreams, feel, grip, grow, invisible mind, joy polimeni, Kevin, learn, life, live, Love, mask, new song, pain, pass me by, potentials, Real, reality, roll, roll away, roll down, roll out, time, transition, true, truth | Leave a comment

A Few Keys to Understanding

Posted on January 17, 2014 by Kevin Carlstead

Here are some important keys to understand ourselves, others, and life that I have experienced to be true: 1st Key There is no point in planning for what you don’t know YOUR energy and the true FACTS from the situation … Continue reading →

Posted in Choice-Based Life | Tagged accurate, anticipation, anxiety, assumptions, care, check yo self, concentrate, curiosity, depression, energy, experience, Facts, future, important, innocence, judgment, mumford & sons, practice, questions, reason, senses, sight, significance, smell, sound, taste, The Cave, touch, understand, unknown | Leave a comment