8 Comics Tagged "CAP.MANUS"

Person pulling their hair with their hands

Step #1 – Back story – Stressed Out

I stress out a lot. Sometimes I feel like I could just pull my hair out because I’m so overloaded with things in my life

Someone in a mindfulness meditative state, feet together, knees to the side, hands on my knees, head down, with sage and feather.

Step #2: Mindfulness

Here I am in an mindfulness meditative state eager to reduce anxiety. My feet are together, my knees are to the side, my hands are on my knees,…

A person sitting on the ground cross-legged, eyes wide open, with a feather in their hand. A shell is next to the person with sage burning inside. A sage bundle next to the shell. A thinking bubble with a \

Step #3 – First Day

On my first day, I couldn’t relax, I sat there wondering “wait, what is on my to-do list today, am I behind schedule? Should I stop and continue…

A girl with her knees crossed, hands on her knees, head back, eyes closed, feather in hand. Smoke rising from smudge shell in front of her, with sage bundle nearby.

Step #4: Halfway

By the mid-point, there was a noticeable change in my anxiety. I felt much calmer, and my mindfulness smudge sessions were something to look forward to throughout the…

A person stand and contemplating with thought bubbles around their head. They say, “Anxiety won’t change”, “Mindfulness smudge won’t work,” “Average Mindfulness 40.7%?” and “Average Anxiety =3.4/5?” One speech bubble on top of the head that says “WAIT! WHAT?”

Step #5: Data entry and analysis

Here I am contemplating my first thoughts along with my end result thoughts. Thinking that things won’t work out and then finding out that things worked out better…

A persons head. Ailing face, squinting eyes, tongue sticking out, waving lines above the head.

Step #6: Flop

Nearly halfway through my research I got very sick. I couldn’t move, and everything hurt. I was so disappointed because I could literally do nothing but lay in…

A person walking with a smile on their face and a thought bubble of themselves meditating.

Step #7: Fly!

I started to notice near the end that my moods had changed for the better and I felt more optimistic to be out in the world and enjoy…

A person standing and point up with one arm. A big though bubble next to them with a question mark inside

Step #8: Next?

I put a question mark inside my thought bubble because even though I will continue to take this practice of mindfulness smudging with me, I not sure yet…