enough
I had the pleasure of a long paddle this morning, before the weather turned. From perhaps a quarter mile offshore I had a wonderful view of our community, and got in some serious bird- and seal-watching. It was peaceful. Serene. Lovely. Even with the increasing winds, I felt safe and secure while my boat rocked gently in the swells. I noticed there was no expression on my face - none at all. I didn't need to smile or frown or anything. What I imagine is that over time, I might get some aerobic exercise from paddling, but it will be punctuated by long stretches of me just being, just floating, just watching out there. Very therapeutic.
Now, like everyone else I want to prolong those serene feelings, and try to bring them more into the usual background noise of my life. One of the ways I'm going to continue to do this is to stop reading ugliness and hate. There's enough of that in the world, and it hasn't solved anything so far from what I can tell. Using ugly words at women, and using mean words to those who do not agree with us just isn't acceptable to me. I'm not going to read it. I'm not going to link to it.
Enough.
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"Peace is a daily, a weekly, a monthly process, gradually changing opinions, slowly eroding old barriers, quietly building new structures."
-- John F. Kennedy
Amen sister! Sure would love to go kayacking with you someday.
Nooo! Where did my comment go? Is it going to show up 3 times in a row or is it floating in the ether somewhere?
And how do they expect me to verify anything when they use an unreadable font!
sighs. me too. i really need some meditation in my life. wish i could kayak as well.
HUG
So now that you've had time to really appreciate the new place it seems as if you're really glad you moved. I know, I'M glad you moved. I love hearing about your walks and the lovely creatures you encounter each time (I bet that otter will follow you another day).
I wholeheartedly concur. I don't read or link to it either.
What a beautiful account of being, of manifesting wellbeing in your life and psyche.
I spent a few months working in NYC following 9/11 and even five years later, all I can say about all that I witnessed and experienced is that it completely changed me and if I had it to do over again I would.
When I returned home, I quit my job, quit all the people in my life who were nothing but negative and gave away half my stuff. It has all been uphill from there.
Now I try to focus on and appreciate the beauty, humor and poignancy in every day of living. I need all of that. And I know what I don't need. Shedding the negative people especially was so freeing. Like a huge weight off my back. I carefully choose whom and what I consume because what I take in becomes part of me, like food and air. Some people never get that.
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