The Saturday Spark
Tell us: Are you feeling a bit overwhelmed by all the chaos in the world right now? If so, what helps you keep your chin up? (Just to be clear, I’m personally not helped by “dancing raspberries”—but Judyth was speaking of other kinds of chaos.)
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Overwhelmed by worldwide chaos…Ukraine, Mideast….climate change….political circus in the USA….lack of civility, etc. Yes, it is often overwhelming..many of us hold a feeling of unease, from my discussions with others. I have a daily cries for our world.
With it all, I rise up…find small joys…return to my light center, reboot, focus on the kind people & the good in our world. I devote some time every day sharing funny, uplifting , comfort with others.
Limited exposure to the news now required for my self-care.
I posted this today over at KindSpring:
🙏 GRACE DESCENDS….
--by Mish, on Oct 14, 2023
🕊 “Beneath the chaos…..peace awaits
Within the storm….calmness placates 🙌
🧘♀️ Sit in silence…still the voices
Grace descends bringing better choices 🌈
❤️Rise and rise again, hope replaces despair
An armor of protective light you wear” 🙏
~ The Mishinator 🥰
🤗 ((SATURDAY GROUP HUGS/BLESSINGS)) 🤗
I hug my husband. R