Saturday - September 9, 2023
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Sitting on the deck, contemplating the enormity of my local project. Not depressed but more of a gird my loins feeling. While it can be helpful, it is a survival feeling, and there is a toll. Suddenly a lime green grasshopper appeared - such a brilliant color - and I heard this word - SKIP. Yep, just like we did as kids. So, you know what? I got up and skipped but where no one would see me because I did not know if I still could. My dog's expression said it all - head tilt, ears up, and a smile. YEA! I still can skip, and I felt uplifted!
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Why now? My experience is that our work often is a few months ahead of what is going on around us. We are planting seeds of what will be needed. (Yes, I know time is not linear, but I don't have words for that.) We've been passing on awareness in many areas to those around us, and a few more are opening their eyes. It is overwhelming to many - the idea that most everything we think we know is false.
In the midst of the horrors, uncertainties, and dispair, we need the ability to also see and feel what is hopeful in our lives - dogs, friends, family, nature. All a part of the enduring love in and around us.
Try some music. Dire Straits'
Walk of Life is quite good for skipping.