Thursday Thought · The Dementia Lifeboat

Thursday Thought

Lately I've been thinking there's a lot going on and the world seems to be spinning out of control. I see people struggling and it's not getting better. It's getting worse.

Are we going to be OK?

And what can I do to help?

How do I contribute in a positive way?

Can I even? Should I?

Or is it out of my control and I need to coach myself to find peace and hope around it and focus on what I can control?

Is this a time to worry or a time to redirect?

Should I be doing something different or should I surrender to what is?

I don't know the answers to these questions. and I don't have a simple solution for you if you're also feeling this way.

But there is one thing I do know that grounds me again and it's so simple I almost forgot about it until a couple days ago.

On Monday at lunchtime, I parked my car, got out and walked for about 30 minutes up and down the streets of the neighborhood I happened to be in. I took in the beauty of the changing leaves and admired the well-kept homes on each street.

I spent just a bit of time outside. I connected with Mother Nature. It was so simple.

As mammals, we're a part of nature. We're connected to it. I believe this is why that brief walk felt so healing in the middle of my busy day.

It grounded my soul.

I don't know how to save the world from spinning so fast.

I don't know if I should be doing more or what that might even look like.

I only know that when the world speeds up, nature slows the clock and quiets the rush so your soul can rest.

Give it a try.....

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(Thank you,

@Jocelyn Ives

for sending this in!)

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