It’s an understatement to say we live in interesting times, isn’t it? No matter your political bent, I think you’ll agree that the world stage is providing us with an almost constantly changing landscape. It’s difficult to feel grounded or positive when the environment in which we’re living feels so unstable. What to do?
This is a time that calls for us to have our own inner world solidly based on principles and practices we believe in. For me, I know I would feel wildly unmoored if I didn’t have my morning routine of quiet time and meditation. I would feel ungrounded if I didn’t give myself the space to be creative in some way daily - writing, crocheting, baking bread, or even sometimes coloring in a coloring book.
Yes, I follow the news. I just finished reading the book Fear by Bob Woodward and what a terrifying, upsetting, and sad journey that was. I’m glad I took it but I’m also glad it’s over. One of the ways I cope with all of this is reminding myself this is all a grand play and we don’t know the outcome. It might not end the way we think it will.
Like reading a good thriller, though, part of the fascination is not knowing the outcome. I find when I stay somewhat detached from feeling I have to know or control the outcome, it’s easier for me to watch what’s going on without letting these events dominate my thoughts, feeling, or decisions.
Let yourself turn the page every morning. Watch what’s going on with mild amusement. Get involved in whatever way is right for you and don’t let the world dictate how you feel or the decisions you make. None of us are alone in this.Tune in to the highest and best thoughts you can and let the lesser ones wash away and return to the sea from which they came.
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