More joy, please...

If you're anything like me, you may be growing weary of all the political banter on social media and the news in general. It's challenging to connect to folks who only want to talk about what is happening in our world and lately, most of it is negative. Believe me, I am well aware of the horrors, the injustices and of course the plain sadness of it all; however, I'm not here to echo anyone else's words nor am I here to express my personal opinion about any of it. I've entered into those conversations many times before and even when I am able to defend my point of view, I still feel rattled, unsettled and misunderstood when all is said and done. It's just not worth it.

I've long believed that what you talk about, post about, even complain about gets amplified. You are giving that person or entity attention and magnification...even if it's something you disdain. Take cancer, for example. If you are constantly creating awareness about cancer, even the prevention of the disease, you're still focusing and attracting that which you don't want in your life. You're essentially giving those things more weight than what you do want in life.

I am pledging that we talk about and post about what we want more of in life. For me, it's travel, good food and drink, art, time spent with friends and family, funny kitten videos - anything and everything that brings me joy.

My painting of a Belted Kingfisher

Look, I'm not a Pollyanna nor do I have my head in the sand, but keeping the faith in turbulent times, while challenging, is necessary for us to continue moving forward.

I recently joined Substack because I believe it's a better place to share my art, poems and other joys with likeminded people.

If you already subscribe to this blog on my website, you may have already received an email from me inviting you to join me on Substack. Check it out by clicking here...if it's not for you, no worries. I'm still trying to figure out how their site works, but meanwhile, I hope we can still connect here as well as on Instagram.

Today is March 4th. This morning in my journal, I wrote that it's a great day to "march forth." Let's march forth together. Let's be a force for good in this world.

Many of us would love to see what you made for dinner last night...maybe you'll share the recipe. We want to applaud your recent crochet project. We want to read your poems and stories. Tell us about your ancestry. Where is your favorite place in the world? Show us pics of the updated kitchen. Tell us one good thing that happened today. I think you get the idea...

Let's march forth together. And maybe we can stop for ice cream along the way.