Distressed. Very distressed, I am. About the state of the world, about the state of our nation & the state I live in. But mostly, I’m distressed about the very little bit I can do to affect it.
Oh, I can & will do the fundamentally important work of transforming my own mind, & improving my ability to avoid creating misery, for myself & others. Yes, yes. So basic this work is, I feel — if everyone attended to the crap their egos created & wallowed in, the small, individual problems would go away. And maybe the huge, international, interstate, interpersonal troubles too.
So, yes, I will continue this. I am willing to live, & be, Love. It’s a long, long term solution though.
It’s the immediate, highly urgent troubles I am stressing over – Efforts to roll back voter participation. Human trafficking. Race-baiting. Civil rights violations. Abject poverty. Torture. Etc.
I am so small.
I share that frustration… and am reminded of the Buddhist counsel of equanimity. Part of one of those “three somethings” or “five somethings”.. in the list with compassion, joyfulness…. Maybe someone else remembers. I’m particularly drawn to equanimity in these times, though not always successfully.
haha, we share the being drawn to equanimity. AND the not always successful bit:) Thanks for the smile….
Maybe small but powerful
Lorraine
Ah, bless you! Can I get you to RECORD that, so I can play it over & over & over & over & over…..????
I’m glad you are continuing as I am as frustrated as you are
Ah, let us commiserate together then:)