It is time for long walks, and music, and reading.
It is time to paint, to play, to create, for healing.
It is time to control what comes into my mind.
It is time to be kind, kind to others, to myself be kind.
It is time to focus on the present.
The past is past and cannot be changed.
Tomorrow may never happen, I need to live in today.
It is time to tell those I care about, that I care about them.
I sometimes worry that I bug people, writing chatty emails, taking up their time, I do it to let them know they are in my thoughts.
And those thoughts help me heal at times when healing is needed.
I don't mind chatty emails but I wouldn't like a lot of them.
ReplyDeleteI miss long letters from family and friends.
DeleteYou’ve never bugged me. Your thoughtfulness is a balm.
ReplyDeleteYou do get some of my long thoughts.
DeleteI am trying my best to live in the Eternal Now as well. The older I get, the more important this seems.
ReplyDeleteI read something the other day that struck me, "I have given up on trying to have a better yesterday."
DeleteThat's just brilliant!
DeleteThanks.
DeleteWith your chatty emails, you help others to heal. Kindness brings about more kindness and brings smiles to those you reach out to. (Yes that's really bad grammar). Sending you a hug from Ohio.
ReplyDeleteThanks, there are bloggers I read everyday because their words always brighten my day.
Delete"I have given up on trying to have a better yesterday."
ReplyDeleteLove that quote. So often we live in the past and wince at what happened, but forget to live in the now and relish what's going on.
Thanks, it stuck me when I read it.
DeleteI love this post! I went to a gathering at a friend's house yesterday afternoon for exactly this same reason. It was all about healing and being with people we love.
ReplyDeleteA time when we need to be honest to ourselves about how we are feeling.
DeleteI worry and I know that doesn't help but I worry anyway. Not so much about myself because I am an old white lady who will mostly be ignored, I worry about those without my privileges. I can't help but hope for a better future for them.
ReplyDeleteI will do what I can, to advocate for those who are at risk. To do so, I need to turn my grief and anger into constructive thoughts and actions.
DeleteI am consciously turning away from American politics now. I was really "on it" in the run up to the election but now I feel a certain emptiness. Time to follow some of your advice - self-healing, looking after number one and those I love or care for.
ReplyDeleteWe can only move forward, and advocate in the ways that we can.
DeleteGreat advice, David. I and many of my friends can use this and I have sent it on. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteMany need to heal right now.
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