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Hints of Gladness: Be Open and Notice
Hints of Gladness, January 8, 2023
Angst... No real ask this morning.
Had a good sleep.
Isn’t that interesting?
Lament… I’m concerned about US politics.
I try not to watch or let it rob me of peace.
May love somehow invade the hearts and minds
of US Congress.
Lament… inflation and the high price of rent and housing in parts of Canada.
People can no longer live where
they want to in this country.
It isolates families and individuals.
Isolation is a killer.
What can be done?
Hints… Six ducks standing on a log sleeping.
It just occurred to me that
what I’m doing with Hints of Gladness is
being open to joy and delight.
Taking note of what delights me
on a walk or jog (today it’s a jog)
wherever I happen to be.
Hints... A couple walking
in the rain under an umbrella.
Two other couples walking
under umbrellas in the rain.
It turns out this is a thing today.
Isn’t rowing a beautiful sport to watch?
(Short clip in video)
Contemplation... I don’t think it’s my place
to tell people what to think.
I want to encourage people to be open
and to notice what’s going on
in their own hearts and minds,
and to work that out
in the context of their own relationships and community.
Perhaps, not even perhaps,
one of the best things we can do is
ask good questions of ourselves and others.
They don’t even have to be good questions.
Just ask.
Hints… A fun conversation with Gordon.
Some people just know how to have
a fun conversation don’t they?
Whenever I talk to him,
I’m guaranteed to smile or
have a bit of a chuckle.
