April 8

Your Day--Your Choice

I usually start my days by looking at messages from international friends. Today I had many.

One person, many times zones away, had awakened in the middle of the night when bombs were threatened to fall on Iran. Another, more time zones away, said had woken in panic recently about happenings in the world.

I brought their concerns into my world as I descended the steps to start my day. I read the print news, but at some point I had to switch entirely to the astronauts describe their ‘moon joy’ of what they were witnessing. I was smiling.

This got me through 1/2 cup of coffee and 1/2 cup of green tea and ready to view today’s world on other devices—one person I respect saying we are in the midst of WWIII, it is just not evenly distributed.

From there I was reading my current books and rereading my own writing from three years ago when I had just finished the letters my brother sent me through his lifetime—which has been a lifeline over the years to me in their comfort.

I do not know what I am going to ‘do’ today, but I know I would like to lead with love and kindness. I will not always succeed, but I can try.

Perhaps I will say ‘I love you’ to someone I don’t say that to or ‘I like you’ to someone else, or even think, without saying to another, ‘I will try to like you, if not today, a future day.’

Now just back from a first walk I said “I love you” to four persons I saw on my walk ranging in age from 5 to 60 something. And two hugs. This is not normal for me—I do not usually do this—but on the other hand, I have never flipped the bird to anyone. Of the two, this is the better choice.

How will you lean into this day? There is fear, anger, hatred—there is kindness and love.

The picture from a past walk at the Bunny School. We can do this. You can do this.

I think I saw you just smile, right?