Or, an unexpected ah-hah!
I’m not a huge fan of random!
I’m fine with sudden inspiration. And paintings that don’t follow the plan.
It’s things like not knowing if my knee will do what I pay it for when I want to stand up that are harder for me to deal with. Things that leave me feeling choice-less.
I’m not sure how things feel where you are, but the whole election cycle drama feels like the less-fun kind of random to me.
Dozens and dozens of emails a day. Lots of them trying to scare me into doing more than I can.
And I AM doing what I can!
All of which means getting okay with doing what I can – what is real and true and important according to my understanding – and declining to be guilt-tripped about the rest.
Which, if you’re anything like me, may not be what you learned, growing up! Thus, coping strategies are in order!
Between the knee and the actual politics and a whole bunch of stuff hatching in my head, I’ve spent perhaps even a bit more time than usual hanging out with the gang from The West Wing. (Go ahead and laugh… I can take it!)
In fact, I’ve made it all the way back to Season 3, episode 1… again! (Okay… I may have skipped a few!) And, yes, I’m looking for reminders that hope wins, eventually.
To review… high school kids on a field trip, stuck in the White House during a Secret Service lock-down. The topic of the conversation was terrorism. Today, the Emmy nomination goes to Deputy Communications Director, Sam Seaborn.
What strikes me most about terrorism is its 100% failure rate.
Yep! And Sam went on…
Not only do terrorists always fail at what they’re after… they pretty much always succeed at strengthening what they’re against.
And you, if you’ve been here before, are already pretty sure who the terrorists might be in my version of this story. The ones with massive entitlement issues! And they feel really, really loud.
I’ve decided, though, that I am going to be strengthened by all the attempts to threaten our nation and take away our rights. (You could decide to be strengthened, too!)
And, just this week, I noticed an inspired plan taking shape inside me. I’m pretty sure it’s happening because I’ve blown the dust out of some of my own filters and let some more light in!
More details on the new plan coming soon. (And, yes, there’s art to make and a couple of meetings to have, still… but the inner magic has happened!)
For now… a special offer. Come play Filters in Zoom land with me. You’ll need 90 minutes, a willingness to have a new experience, some paper and markers, and the best $111 you’ll ever spend.
The elves will send you a calendar link after you’ve registered. (Well, it might be me sending the calendar link… the elves need a bit more inservice training… so a tiny bit of patience would be great!)
This, dear hearts, is how we keep the thems (inner and outer!) who would keep us small, from winning!
And, just in case you’ve played Filters a while back, my Muse yelled plot-twist recently and it’s an even better adventure now!
ps… there’s some good news on the knee front today! The ortho guy is talking exercise instead of adventures involving scalpels and such! Physical Therapy, tomorrow!
pps… ready to go public with your determination? The Legendary Husband’s timely t-shirt has you covered! So hoping you’ll check it out! (Just this week, 10% of the profits go to blue candidates!)
I love your sense of humor Sue! We do have to keep hope alive. I keep remembering we are all created and kept breathing and growing and healing by someOne greater than any human doctor…and laughter and kindness and making art sure helps on our journey through this life ….into eternity.
🙏🙏that PT strengthens your knee❤️
I water walk and find that very helpful …
Thank you, dear Rose… for reading and hearing! Yes to laughter & kindness & making art. (And I have new knee exercises 😉 )