“It seems to me we can never give up
longing and wishing while we are still alive. There are certain things we feel
to be beautiful and good, and we must hunger for them.” ― George Eliot
Many of us are
working hard at eliminating as much stress and anxiety (and, yes, anger) as we
possibly can. Many people, places and
things are having to be put to the wayside.
We are seeking ways to eliminate the feelings of being overwhelmed. Panic is also a symptom of people under
pressure for the ways the world is now.
We have
different worries, through our ages.
Once it was all about memememe.
Then it was relationship concerns.
Then it was about kids. Then it
was a career or the homemaking, then it was about midlife and menopause, and
then it was losing parents, and then there are health issues, then it is about
being caregiver or being cared for, and then we might lose our sweethearts and
friends, and then, after the settling, then there was there is some peace, once
we have the time to work towards it.
Lord have mercy, we have withstood so much. And we hardly had time to worry about the
world when we were barely keeping our heads above water.
Most times,
worries do not decide for themselves what is important and what is not. When we live without hope for the world, we
lose our joy. We worry that the world is
not safe for women to walk after dark.
We spend time worrying about where we are going to escape to as the
world gets more violent. We are afraid
of people, places and things and, most importantly, of ourselves. We spend our days on high alert that
something, someone, in the world is going to get us. We feel like strangers in
a strange land. We add stress on others
with our choice to be fearful, rather than hopeful. Of course, there is reality, but if it is not
killing you right at this moment, then there are better ways to spend our
time. Even wishing is a sign of
hope.
I wish for
everyone to have a safe space, from fear.
I wish for every person, place and thing, to have their place and not
worry about others' spaces. I wish for
stability in each country. I wish for
equality of genders and races and religions that so often are the cause of
things to fear. I wish for our existence
to be less governed and more sensible. I
wish for no narcissistic, evil-doing, leaderships in our countries. I wish for those that can, will. I wish that we respected each other the way
we were meant to. I wish for safety and
gatherings and honoring and love.. just simply love for each other and
ourselves enough to make living in this hard place down here an easier place to
be.
Can you express
your wish(es) for the world in your journal?
What colors, what look to the page?
***How To
The way I did
this page is someone's genius. Not
mine. Using dryer sheets as background,
melting it, spraying it with ink. Who'd
have thought?
A used dryer sheet and my heat gun
Gently move the heat gun around the dryer sheet.. you want holes and some singing but you can overdo easily.
Spray with ink
Prepping your background. I used dots of paint and a credit card to scrape color onto the page.
Lots of glue down on dry background.
After dry, add a character or top collage pieces.
©Carol
Desjarlais 9.8.19
I wish for happy families, those who respect each other for their difference. The ability to have more understanding in their hearts , to move along to the future, forget the passed imperfections.To love one another.
ReplyDeleteYes, yes. So many fractured families, for why? Our families are no longer the most loyal, loving, and/or naturally drawn together. Such alienation has happened in our societies. It takes a whole lot more bravery to do life... it is a huge sense of isolation, for sure. xoxoxo
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