I like writing, and writing in the informal, off-the-cuff personal style of a blog. Just because I don't have time to do so at length, isn't a good reason to stop altogether. There is something about regularity, ritual, routine, that is soothing, and maintaining some degree of momentum with the rituals and routines you like, seems like a good thing, to me.
This is all to say: it's a super duper busy week, so this will be another short one, but I didn't want to miss posting all together. Among the things that are due are: an article for a small newsletter I was asked to write (due the 10th) my final paper (due the 13th) most of the planning for an in-person retreat I'm doing with some other teachers from the volunteer program I do on the weekends (tomorrow, Tuesday) and saving the documents for my previous semester class, before it becomes unavailable (due by the 13th). Those are the main ones, but there are others, some just general life admin and maintenance stuff, some other kinds of commitments, like the trip up to Des Moines with my wife to drop her at the airport (and go see some theater while we're there to make it a fun outing.)
The Hasta's are blooming, something I've never before been aware enough to track, day by day, watching the long stems emerge from the close to the ground leaves and slowly bud and flower. Also, some day lillies by the shed are finally blooming, and a burdock is getting huge nearby, leaves bigger than dinner plates.
Yesterday I picked a bunch of kale from the garden and sauteed it up for lunch. The garden is starting to really produce, and it's fun to be eating from it (though again, something that takes time when I have little).
It will all work out, though it may mean spending less time on each of the individual tasks than I would like, doing less of my normal maintenance things than usual, and not doing as much as I can get away with, aside from the essential.
What do I do, when I'm unhappy? Do I hide it, thus isolating myself, but "shielding" those who read this from the fact that I am unhappy? Or do I share, in the spirit of honesty, authenticity, and openness, thus connecting more deeply with you, but potentially making you experience negative emotions as a result? I generally lean towards authenticity, but it is true that what we read or otherwise consume has a subtle but profound effect on our feelings and behaviors. Not sure how to resolve that connundrum at the moment.
With love and wishes for your own flourishing,
-Isaac
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