Keeping balance-- life lessons lately learned

Well, that was a pretty decent weekend. I did as little as possible (just necessary house stuff), and spent a lot of time with Meg and Holly, and then G yesterday as well. The temps were cold, but not impossible to deal with, and the sun felt pretty spring-ish. I made good meals. I read a little and watched a few programs on TV. In short, I recharged my batteries.

I hope I can carry this sense of "normal" into the week; I've avoided getting too wrapped up in the news cycle-- yes, I know about the atrocities that are happening, and it's hard to bear-- but it felt good to focus on things I could control directly, and to take an intentional break for my own mental health. My family matters, and I can help them as I help myself. I will also extend a hand to those others I can help, but I have limited resources. I am no good to anyone-- especially myself-- if I deplete the stores and the well runs dangerously dry. Patience is critical, and I'm notoriously impatient. I'm working on that. Grace doesn't come easily, and I have never accepted it all that easily either. 

This week doesn't seem unmanageable as of yet; I have one webinar, one staff meeting, and then my book launch party next Sunday, which will be fun, I think. One thing at a time, and I can figure things out as I go. It's not overwhelming, and I'm grateful. Maybe, at this late a date, I can start planning things so that I can function without getting frazzled? Good lessons. I've always over-packed every single day (cue parent tapes that are harmful and need to be silenced). Rest is good. (I need to repeat that like a mantra.)

I suspect this is how we will navigate this morass of decrepitude that has settled like a toxic fog over our emotional landscape. To quote Frost, "the only way out is through." We need to rest and to focus our attentions on the people who matter, the things that must be done, and let the rest go for a bit if we are going to make it.

He also said, "The one thing I've learned about life: it goes on."

Have a good Monday,

C