The world's just spinning
A little too fast
If things don't slow down soon
we might not last
So just for the moment, let's be still.
Head and the Heart
I have been working from home this week, luckily my studio is on the northside of my house, so it's an easy commute.
For those of you who don't know, I live in Woodinville, WA., about five miles from what has become the epicenter for Covid 19.
After the initial mad rush to "stock up" that left our area short on toilet paper and bottled water, things seem to have calmed down into the new normal. Most people are working and learning from home for the next several weeks.
Several years ago, I had my first confrontation with the lesson that certain things that happen in life are out of your control. My oldest daughter was in third grade at that point and wasting away from an illness that made her violently vomit. After a year of unanswered questions, she was diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder, and, yes, she is doing fine now.
God decided I hadn't learned enough, so he put me through the challenge again when the adoption of my son from Guatemala was suddenly put on hold. He was three months old, living in a crowded orphanage in Antigua when the government decided to end adoptions. That moment broke me. But literally through a miracle, he is here now.
And here we are again in a situation where external circumstances seem to have more control over our lives than our plans or desires.
I guess through all of this, I have learned that I can't control these external events that happen, but I can control my response to them.
And in thinking about all of the events of this last week, I feel the need for calmness.
So I hope this painting brings a little calmness and stillness into your day.