New month! New beginnings!
Hello friends! How are you?
Not gonna lie, there's been moments this past week when the shedding of some tears was absolutely necessary. There's a lot going on, and I'm sure all of us, on some level, are feeling like our lives are in limbo.
Friends in the UK are about to go back into a 30-day lockdown because of the surge in cases of covid19. Weeks back the government here was considering implementing a curfew again but then decided against it.
Anxiety, sadness and a bit of depression sometimes creeps in and I have to give myself a pep talk. There is so much suffering and I really have to remember to be grateful each and every day.
I am happy and very thankful that the weather is cooling off and just keeps getting better with each passing day. My walks are once again pleasurable and very much needed for mind, body and soul.
Despite all the uncertainty and chaos, we gotta keep moving, growing, changing, adapting, creating, appreciating and spreading love.
Stay safe everyone!
Sunday blessings,
9 comments:
I so understand your sadness. This has been such a tough and sad year and this is a time when we all should be getting excited about the holidays. Everything is so uncertain. Hugs to you, hang in there. Your photos are always so pretty! How did you get the leaf to look like that?
You are so right! My stress level is over the top and my dreams reflect them. I keep thinking I just have to get thru the next week. But I do not know what the outcome will be and it ties me in knots. Lucky for me my kids visited yesterday from 6 feet away and cheered me up considerably. Take care and say a prayer for us. Kit
Life is indeed hard and it's hard to make plans of any kind either. We want to see our kids desperately but...no travel. Alex was flying from Tokyo to London last night. I sure home he made it safely. He was going through Abu Dahbi. He said there were 3 people on his plane when he boarded.
We just focus on getting through each day while trying to do a bit of good as we go along.
BLessings,
Betsy
Dearest Sami,
LOVE your leave with November on it... Yes, turning another page and turning a lot of leaves.
In a way, I'm happy it is November, moving away from the difficult kitty-hospice period. It takes a while to digest our loss.
Even worse I find all those elderly that got deprived from even a hug, or the holding of a hand, due to the so-called COVID. It sounds at times more like a tyranny and an attack on humanity.
Let's pray hard that the world will soon be able to get back to 'normal', especially for all the elderly and the lonely! Suicides have been on the rise and no wonder when we kind of amputate human beings from much needed interaction. A lot of elderly don't have the ability to do FaceTime or whatever.
Both of us can be grateful for having had many months to focus on our book publishing. After uploading it end of August (the final ePub version), I had tons of other things to catch up on. So that has been a true blessing!!!
Sending you hugs,
Mariette
I’m right there with you Tammy there’s sadness everywhere you look, such trying times for everyone but so many so much worse off than I am and my heart goes out to them. I count my blessings take a deep breath and just keep going that’s all we can do really. I love that leaf so unusual! Enjoy your walks take care and keep,safe.xx
Amen to all that you said! Thank you for the lovely photos. It's encouraging to see nature going about her business in the midst of human chaos.
Hugs to you, Tammy.
I love the doodled leaf - as a matter of fact I am working on some to add to my fall decor! Happy November!
I have felt very sad and "heavy", too. The Presidential election here tomorrow, the stress of the surging COVID again, my kitty, Clementine's failing health, a friend in Hospice care, a relative whose thyroid cancer might've returned, arguments online about the election...it's all just too much sometimes. I'm getting frequent headaches and I broke out with a bad case of blepharitis on my eyelid from stress. I only wish I could cry to let some of this stress and anxiety out! It's actually very hard for me to cry. I tear up over little things easily but can't actually cry. So my stress relief has been walks in nature and meditation.
That doodled leaf in the first photo is so pretty! What did you make that out of?
Many blessings to you...one day at a time.
Tammy - sometimes the best (and only) stress relief is a good old cry. I am glad that you are able to get outside again - that is always a balm for my soul. Lovely photos! Hang in there, my friend!
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