I must mop! I've thought about the state of the world's trouble spots and decided the best thing to do is stick to my own flow of stability and small meaningful daily activities. It matters how we live.
I
would not be caught at a podium or in the back of a pickup
truck with a megaphone yelling liberal values and challenges into the
crowd's applause. I will not likely be writing op ed's for Time or
the New York Times although I've considered it occasionally in the 45
years I have lived outside the United States. I can, however, care
for the sick and help harried mothers with spunky children and shop
frugally and watch my fossil fuel footprint. I can write to sad
parents and friends and paint the light coming through the dark and
meditate to a happy harmony of sounds and thoughts.
What
else CAN we do in a time that seems the insane and uncaring are
surging to the front of loud and killing activities? Living a quiet
'good' life has it's frustrations. The news is bad all over the
place. With the internet and communications so instant we are
vicariously included in happenings the world over. Ignoring all the
chaos doesn't quite work. In this age of emerging 'awareness' of our
interconnectedness we are affected whether we like it or not. Beyond
religious dogma we all know this is an experience with certain value
lessons personal and collective. How to negotiate happy daily life
and social safety and fine values when so much seems to be flying out
the window of sane humanity? The opposites are in play.
Beyond
seeming opposites there are spaces to think and feel true beauty and kindness. There are areas of activity that weave the
fabric of fun and celebration. Magic is all around us. It takes faith
in our own individual goodness and in the benevolence of the Unknown
design to be able to keep to the life-giving rhythms available as we
travel through time. Are we a bad species? Is the Shadow in charge?
Is it all worthless?
Mop
the floor. Plant a seed. Give a smile. Allow some appreciation for
your own vibrating self. 'Other' may be an illusion. Who knows?
Someone will love you if you let them. In the right way. Because they
love life and find meaning in the breathing of it's promises. Carry
on!
