11-17-24

Coming to terms with recent changes in our country.

Moving past the denial and awfulizing extremes, coming back to balance.

Believing in the big picture.

In the natural world, new growth is the result of natural disaster,

Our country may look different in the future.

I can allow myself time for grief, but not self-pity, I must move on from loss.

My opinions and actions are important to no one but me,

And they are very important to me.

Being true to myself, integrity, and living by my values are primary.

I will not betray myself for the sake of prosperity, or popularity.

My interior life does not need to change to accommodate change in the

exterior world.

I can be at peace with myself in the midst of any storm.

Though my life can be changed, even taken, my soul is my own.

11-12-24

Today I arrive at the park early enough to see the dawn color the clouds.

The muted silvers and pinks, the subtle changes as the moments pass.

After a short time the pinks are gone, only shades of silver remain.

No detectable movement in the clouds, the surface winds calm.

I notice as the day brightens, many trees still hold their color.

I love their subtlety, without sunshine.

The trees without leaves have their attraction too.

Their true form revealed by tiny dark lines against a silver sky.

Grateful today for these times of observation-

For the peaceful moments I have been allowed.