We adapt our daily lives to habit,

The line of least resistance for minimum stress:

Personal survival.

Sometimes, with a goal and a plan

But often not.

Perhaps one we don't believe in anymore

Or we don't actually remember.

Big goals get fractured into little goals

Day in and day out – gazillions!

Always others to be considered besides ME!

Especially children

And spouses

And parents!

 

So, we often think but rarely say:

'I do this because I have to'

or

'I do this because I want to'

or

'I want to do this because I have to.'

The hardest of all -

Giving Joy a chance

For positive mental health

And the glimmer of Grace.

 

Do you think any other animal

Feels this?

I don't think it is impossible.

Read their eyes!

 

Cynthia Buell Thomas, Oct, 2019