In this wonderful commentary, Karen Shiebler shares a very valuable lesson I think we would all profit from.
I don’t know about you, but I have been feeling increasingly hopeless these days. I have been struggling with the realization that I have virtually no control over what will happen in my life in the next few years.
I can’t stop the climate crisis, no matter how many “plastic free” soaps I buy. I don’t have a way to slow or stop the Covid pandemic, other than wearing my mask and getting my shot. I can’t control the flow of lies that is sweeping the country, or the twisting of reality that I see every day on social media.
I can’t stop myself from aging. I can’t control the growth of the microscopic cancer cells in my breast. I can’t control the weather or the midterm elections or the price of gas or the supply chain.
I feel as if I am in…
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Hope all goes well with our world. Take care .
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I am fairly sure all won’t go well, but I do hope it keeps repairing itself.
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Thank you for sharing. I read the rest and commented.
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I read your comment… Thanks.
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It does seem to me that little gifts like the chipmunk appearance give us meaning snd light
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These thoughts are the way most of us feel – kind of scary when we have no control in the big picture!
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