On the other hand...

[mdlbear]

...performing a simple but important task competently goes a long way towards restoring one's supply of cope.

Comments

[tetralizard.livejournal.com]

yea! simple accomplishable tasks do always make you feel better. One for me sometimes is just going outside every day. It's a lot easier now because of Guillermo (and him having to go potty), but some days it is still a huge struggle.
hugs

[jenk]

Yes, it does. :)

[acelightning.livejournal.com]

"Step by step, the longest march /Can be won..."
That's the only way to get through things - one step at a time, one foot in front of the other; even a small step is still an advance.

[selenesue.livejournal.com]

Agreed. Ever time I survive a crisis, I revert to simple tasks and sometimes it's the best work I ever do.

[catsittingstill.livejournal.com]

Yay for restored cope supply!

[mdlbear]

still damned close to the edge.

[septemberlilac.livejournal.com]

When the cope supply gets dangerously low, there *are* no "simple" tasks - they're all major accomplishments. The great thing about cope is that it's generally self-replenishing. Even when it feels like the well is taking forever to refill itself.

[mdlbear]

*nod* very true.

The bad thing about cope is that it usually seems to take longer to replenish the supply than it does to deplete it.