So first let me apologize for the length of time between now and my last post. Sometimes life just gets in the way. But that being said, know that I have still maintained my ability to find some serenity in each and every day.
These past few weeks we have been reminded that peace and serenity are extremely fragile things in our world. But each and every night when I watch the news or read a post about the horrors that Russia has rained down on Ukraine, I marvel at the stories of hope, faith and the ability to find just a small piece of joy and serenity in their lives. A few nights ago they showed a clip of a young woman playing her violin, last night it was a very young girl singing in Ukrainian "Let it Go" from the movie "Frozen" both huddled in bomb shelters and then the clip was the young girl singing the Ukrainian national anthem at a concert (she and her family had escaped out of Ukraine, I don't know about the violinist, through). This is the truest form of finding serenity, one I cannot even imagine.
As I think back on the past 2 years of the pandemic, it astounds me that our world is still filled with such hatred, disrespect, violence and out right meanness. Why, is the question that keeps going round and round in my head. There's no easy answer to that why, but is there a way to subdue it, to lessen it?
If you have any ideas or would just like to express your concerns, please feel free to post comments.
I have learned over the past year that it's best for me to turn off the "noise" mid evening, prepare for bed, read a few chapters of a romance novel and then listen to sleep meditations to lull me into the night. By the time the lights are off and maybe a few minutes into the mediations, I'm usually fast asleep and I wake up each morning hoping that it will be a better day. Some days are and some are not, but I will always try to end my day by finding my serenity, finding joy in some small aspect of the day and believing that we will always try to bring that serenity to others in our circle.
Find your joy!
Find your peace!
Find your serenity!
