Many years ago I read that women bond over our problems. And, it's true. We spend long hours empathizing with each other over love gone wrong, bad bosses, our children's mishaps, health issues, financial reversals and the state of our psyches. We share life's joys and wins also but not quite in the same way. And, that makes me wonder why we are more comfortable talking about our problems than our joys? Is it the fear of jinxing a good thing or not wanting to brag about our lives? Or is it just that our problems demand our attention and we don't take the time to appreciate and talk about the parts of our lives that are wonderful?
Yesterday was a wonderful day ... a search for mosaic materials at a peddlers' fair in the morning, lunch with an artist friend and an afternoon of working on my mosaics. Even the mild melancholy that showed up in the late afternoon was tempered by the joy of a long walk through the trees with Missy. At some point during the day I realized that I am head over heels in love with my life.
There's probably a lot of us ... we just don't talk about it that much. Maybe we should start a club ... the Head over Heels in Love with Our Lives Club ... and shout it from the roof tops. Maybe we should start all our conversations by sharing the happiest things in our lives. Maybe we should focus on the joy in our lives and let the problems sit in the backseat. We often ask our friends, "How are you?" Perhaps we should ask, "How are you wonderful, joyful and grateful to be alive?" Hmmmm???
About the Image: War and Peace (unfinished)
I decided to focus on lines and this is what showed up. I know it's not finished but don't know where it wants to go so will let it sit for awhile.