Life in late capitalism can be vexing, alienating, fragmenting, and otherwise frustrating. There are many wonderful things in my life, but I'm more likely to talk about what's bad rather than what's good. I'm going to try to post one good thing here each day, and if you would join in by adding a good thing from your day in the comments, I'd love it--I'd absolutely love it. --RR
11/24: nothing until sunday
School is cancelled for the rest of the week. I spent my last hour in the office today sketching out what special end-of-the-semester tasks I'll need to do each day until the end of final exams. It's looking like a manageable amount--in fact, manageable enough that I decided I didn't need to bring home any extra work for the long weekend. I have a business letter to write on Sunday evening, but other than that I'm in the clear.
recognizing how much interior time the soul needs... it was 2 p.m. b4 i could comfortably get myself into the day, so grateful i have the time to be attentive
ReplyDeleteThere are days when we try to *force* ourselves into the day even when our soul isn't ready--and that never seems to work out well. So I'm glad you were able not to force things today, Elaine; the soul wants to breathe in its own way; I know that I sometimes forget to let it (her?) set the pace.
ReplyDeletei am sure there are days when we must force ourselves... i am so grateful for retirement , it allows for so much time and space with forcing anything... much to be thankful for
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