When trust is threatened, when our defences are breached, our animal instincts take over and we go still and quiet as a spooked cat - only moving our narrowed eyes to prepare our counter attack.
Interesting times indeed, and I don't say this lightly. I understand the gravity, especially for anyone with vested interests in anything U.S. I'm watching the rest of the world also, and of course Australia in view of ramifications and upcoming Federal election. It's a lot. I'm not sure about trust, hope... or faith in big things, but I think in small things there is enough to form resilience enough. I feel like many of us have been doing the groundwork to prepare for some sort of instability scenario... and now we have a few concurrently.
That at least. Should instability become collapse we might at least for a time, maybe enough time, be able to cope, and create community which can also. It's these thoughts which balance my fears… somewhat.
The whole world is going insane right now. South Africa, where I live, is coming apart at the seams. God knows what nefarious forces are at work behind the scenes.
There is no rule of law left. Corruption rules. Money talks. While infrastructure is falling apart, money changing hands. They are ammassing untold riches and the unemployment rate is skyrocketing.
It is getting harder and harder to trust that our governments, and even our neighbours, will do the right thing. Last weekend, I unplugged for our weekend away for the Alpha Course I help run at my church. It was so refreshing and a reminder of the importance of faith in my life.
You are absolutely right - though I feel that a lot of the risk we are taking lately is not our choice. However I think we are all doing pretty well - coping with it all.
I'm sorry for all the stress of this moment in our world, and grateful you cultivate gardens of trust so we can share stories of hope. Thanks. Be well today.
I am so glad to hear you say this. Writing from the heart can be scary. And I have been brooding on the trust they are breaking between countries lately. There is a very real possibility that the US is retreating from the world at large. And I am At Large at the moment -
We wake up assuming the world will behave predictably.
The sun rises, traffic lights work, money has value, and our squirrels won’t maul us on the patio. But strip away that trust, even for a second, and everything unravels.
And even though trust is sometimes broken, you can’t live in perpetual suspicion and still function.
Interesting times indeed, and I don't say this lightly. I understand the gravity, especially for anyone with vested interests in anything U.S. I'm watching the rest of the world also, and of course Australia in view of ramifications and upcoming Federal election. It's a lot. I'm not sure about trust, hope... or faith in big things, but I think in small things there is enough to form resilience enough. I feel like many of us have been doing the groundwork to prepare for some sort of instability scenario... and now we have a few concurrently.
Yes! At the very least we can have a bowl of greens with a spritz of lemon!
That at least. Should instability become collapse we might at least for a time, maybe enough time, be able to cope, and create community which can also. It's these thoughts which balance my fears… somewhat.
Thank you for this, Cecilia.
Lovely to be see you Louise! By the way I can never find your cats in those pictures. 😂
Ha ha. Hints (and sometimes the answers) are in the comments. Let me know!
The whole world is going insane right now. South Africa, where I live, is coming apart at the seams. God knows what nefarious forces are at work behind the scenes.
All we can do is hope sanity will be restored.
When people just scoff at the rule of law anarchy will ensue. Is something like that happening in S Africa too? Nefarious is the perfect word for it.
There is no rule of law left. Corruption rules. Money talks. While infrastructure is falling apart, money changing hands. They are ammassing untold riches and the unemployment rate is skyrocketing.
What a mess. I am sorry.
thank you, just what I needed to hear.
Always welcome and thank you Beth for all your encouraging comments. Have a great afternoon.
It is getting harder and harder to trust that our governments, and even our neighbours, will do the right thing. Last weekend, I unplugged for our weekend away for the Alpha Course I help run at my church. It was so refreshing and a reminder of the importance of faith in my life.
Unplugging is great! I lose my phone frequently- I think it’s my subconscious unplugging me!
Yes. Trust is a risk of getting hurt and disappointed. It's still worthwhile to try despite everything.
You are absolutely right - though I feel that a lot of the risk we are taking lately is not our choice. However I think we are all doing pretty well - coping with it all.
I'm sorry for all the stress of this moment in our world, and grateful you cultivate gardens of trust so we can share stories of hope. Thanks. Be well today.
Getting out into the gardens is the very best way to deal with the stress. Happy that you have gardens around your church!
So beautiful Cecilia--I feel. your heart through it all. I've saved it for dark moment when I need some light. thank you for your perfect words.
I am so glad to hear you say this. Writing from the heart can be scary. And I have been brooding on the trust they are breaking between countries lately. There is a very real possibility that the US is retreating from the world at large. And I am At Large at the moment -
This is not the country I emigrated to.
You are right Cecilia.
We wake up assuming the world will behave predictably.
The sun rises, traffic lights work, money has value, and our squirrels won’t maul us on the patio. But strip away that trust, even for a second, and everything unravels.
And even though trust is sometimes broken, you can’t live in perpetual suspicion and still function.
Thank you for the thoughtful article ...