There’s plenty of not-so-good things to get our attention in the world today. There are endless concerns we have as parents, spouses, adults, employees, Americans, and human beings. My latest concern is the complete brain fog I have been lost in during my seemingly endless terminal leave. I never know what day it is. I have zero motivation to get out of bed in the morning. I can’t even think of anything terribly interesting to do to fill up my day, so the day just drags on and on and on until suddenly it is dinnertime, and I finally think of something to do. I then decide to save it for the next day because I don’t have any time left in the current day, but never actually get around to it the next day…sigh…
You may just want to slap me upside my head because your life is so far on the other end of the spectrum that you don’t know what day it is because life is chewing you up and spitting you out so fast that you don’t have time to catch your breath. I know it is not much consolation, but I have lived most of my life in that state of being, so don’t think I can’t empathize with you! The fact of the matter is that whether life is running us over or going so slowly that we can’t figure out how to live it out, we all need to break-break and take a step back to focus on the good.
So, what is the good? I have a friend who would easily tell you that his good is his grand babies (isn’t that right, Fred?) My son and his wife are about to have a baby, and that’s good! My husband and I went for a drive yesterday to look at some property for sale, and there were so many fields lined with sunflowers! 🌻 Good stuff!
Although I am a type B personality, I am not a type of person who always sees the good. I get just as bogged down with the bad and the negative and the tragic as anyone else. I can also be a crabby Negative Nancy, going around raining on everyone’s parade when they are trying to focus on what little good they can find. It can take a great deal of effort to remain positive in the midst of so many negative forces and circumstances imposing themselves on our lives.
My favorite things to focus on are things that keep me busy creating things. I guess this is why I love purchasing notebooks and pens and craft supplies and things at Lowe’s. But I don’t have to turn a blind eye to every “ungood” thing. Major League Baseball actually just started up for an abbreviated season. I don’t even know if you can call it a season. 👎 There will be no one in the stands (although they will be playing the noise of fans cheering as if they are!). There will be no high fives or locker room interviews or fans catching home run balls. There will be no pilgrimages to the Home Run Derby or the World Series…no celebrities singing the National Anthem or throwing out the first pitch. But games are being played. <—good stuff 👍
For me, my main focus stems from my faith in God. My faith, which is the evidence of the things I hope for, provides me the foundation of the good I know will keep my footing solid, even when I can’t remember what day it is. Right now, our country is acting like it can’t remember where it came from and doesn’t know where it is going. Right now, some people think it is petty to wear a mask and some people think it is a life-saving measure. Right now, I have just spent 8 hours typing a blog that should have taken me only 30 minutes because my normal humor and charm feels like it needed to be filtered to ensure I didn’t offend anyone. I just double checked, and it is Friday, so as I head into the weekend, I will focus on the opportunity to work on some small projects I will force myself to be motivated to complete so that I can feel accomplished by Monday, and that would be GOOD STUFF!