In The Spirit

Blessed is the Season Which Engages the Whole

World in a Conspiracy of Love!

--Hamilton Wright Mabie

With the addition of a new pup and the holidays upon us, I reflect back on happier times. Suppose many do.  When we were children and lived in a protected bubble of sorts.  Mom and Dad there to protect and guide us, sisters to play with or talk to, friends to do things with and relate to.  A simpler time in many respects. 

Now, alone at mid-life, the world fraught with headlines of terrorism, political spats and national concern about health care and aging baby-boomers, there isn't a day goes by that I don't worry about the future.  What will become of me if I don't have health insurance?  Or children to look in on their old Mom every now and then?  What if I get sick or, worse, lose my mind or get Alzheimer's or dementia?  Then, what?

I suppose Chicken Little felt the same level of fears as he ran around shouting, "The Sky is Falling, The Sky is Falling!"  And he believed that it was.  Yet, nothing happened.  Perhaps the best approach to the future, in this perilous present, is to relax, breath deeply, and believe that the sky is intact.  Believe in a Higher Power, the flow of the Universe, the goodness of humankind.  Believe in one's Self and one's family (yes, including furry families!) and friends.  Believe that we all have a finite amount of time here on this ol' Earth and worrying about the future won't stop anything from happening now, or then. 

So live the best life you can.  Love openly and freely. 
Believe in the power of Divine Intervention, global peace, the beauty and wonder of animals and nature.  It's the best life has to offer--right here.  Right NOW.