Subscribe in a reader“In peace and respect…”
I prefer not to watch the news and normally I don’t. Tonight I learn that Pakistan is in a state of emergency, that a group of girls at Oprah’s school in South Africa were sexually assaulted. I get overwhelmed by the barrage of news. So, I avoid it. The issue with that, to me is my naiveness about world issues, because I can’t find a forum to do so that includes positives and negatives.
Not feeling so well, I’ve hibernated at home today with work being done on my computer and my phones. I open a new catalog which starts “NAMASTE’, In peace and respect…” and those few words quiet the ragged edges of my mind. Who ever thought a catalog could start with such calmness?
I have a to-do list that could be addressed - things like “study Spanish” or “balance checkbooks” dominate that list and carry a fairly limited amount of excitement. My enthusiasm is missing. Instead, I sit on the sofa, surrounded by my mail and three bassets.
Do you think it’s the time of year, Flo? I have really been struggling to be enthusiastic about things for the last 2 weeks. I always resist the onset of winter, and now is the time to brace ourselves here in the northeast.
I agree that “Namaste” is a great message to quiet the “ragged edges” of the mind, as you so aptly put it.
Namaste
(to you and the bassets)
Comment by Nat — November 8, 2007 @ 5:43 pm
Thanks Flo. I stuggled with this over the weekend as well. With my depression, the one thing I removed was news for the same reason. The bulk of the stories were based on negative only.
I still stuggle to take some “down time” and when I miss that window, my body takes me there. And then I feel like I should do more.
I hope you enjoyed your time with the bassets. You are a great contributor and deserve the down time to reflect and grow.
Comment by Kim — November 12, 2007 @ 11:00 am