Tracie sent me this quote this afternoon:
"You are a piece of the puzzle in someone else's life. You may never know where you fit, but others will fill the holes in their lives with pieces of you."
I think we will be filling holes for each other more than ever in these days ahead.
And speaking of puzzle pieces........I put the last one in today.
This fabulous tall puzzle is done! And it's just beautiful! Thank you Marita!
Janice sent me a helpful article to help deal with the anxiety I am feeling about the change that is coming in and to our country. It was written by Dan Harris and is titled How would the Buddha Handle Trump's Inauguration. Some of the strategies include:
Calm your mind.
Cultivate compassion.
Get out of your head by giving back.
The line that is resonating with me the most is action absorbs anxiety. I better get busy!
MaryAnn, the string of lights running across the photo of your completed puzzle is evocative of the slime mold article you shared yesterday—perfect touch!
ReplyDeleteSending hugs re your anxiety; thanks for sharing so vulnerably. In an email with subject heading "the body of our country," this today from poet Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer touched me profoundly:
In a Dangerous Time
I think of the bones
of the unsung rib cage,
the way they protect
the heart. How bone,
too, is living, how it constantly
renews and remakes itself.
I think of how ribs engage
with other ribs
to expand, to contract,
and because they do
their solid work,
they allow the heart to float.
This is what I want to do:
to be a rib in this body
of our country,
to make a safe space for love.
There is so much now
that needs protection.
I want to be that flexible,
that committed to what’s vital,
that unwilling to yield.
❤️
Your connection to the slime mold made me chuckle. I see it!
DeleteThank you so much for sharing this poem. It brought tears to my eyes. We have so much to protect. Here's to strong and flexible rib cages!