Here are some words I wrote to myself to keep me focused on the importance of loving. September 2022
The whole country is burning. All over there are extreme heat warnings and torrential rains. It’s a mess. It seems to me that we are all acting as if it’s just a part of life we need to tolerate and get used to. I have my fingers crossed that someone braver and more intelligent than me is paying attention and trying to work on it. The problem as I see it is we all have to take our responsibility in it. I try… and then I know I don’t do enough.
Off to visit with (some folks). It will be a long trip and I know I will be full when I get back. I am writing to help keep my focus on the power of love and seeing the world as bigger than just what is happening in front of me. That’s all to say I need to practice and manage myself accordingly. I know I don’t want or need to do the empathic job. But I do want/need to keep intensity and neediness away from me. Some bullet points:
- They are all adults. Adults who have taken care of themselves quite well without my help or influence.
- They are not going to change. No matter what I suggest, think or value all of that is mine, not theirs.
- They are doing the best they can with what they have…Just like you.
- Tolerance, love and understanding. Listening is a blessing I can give them. o Keep my sense of humor in the forefront.
- Be the example of love you would like to see in the other person.