These days, I've been waking up feeling depressed and afraid ... almost an existential panic, feeling lost and alone and helpless. Once I get up and reconnect with myself and the ground I'm walking on, it passes. (But not completely; the feeling seems to be forming a background to my life right now, something of a basso continuo to the interplay of emotions.)
It's not surprising, given what's going on with me. On the other hand, my personal issues seem to be reflected in those of the world at large. We're casting off old patterns, old beliefs and ways of being, at yet another "ground zero", so I know I'm not the only one feeling this.
A friend of mine told me he's been going through my blog archives, reading the old posts. He came across one that had special meaning for him and emailed me about it today. It contained a couple of quotes that were just what I needed to hear now, so I'm posting them again here:
Sometimes I go about in pity for myself, and all the while,
A great wind is bearing me across the sky.
-- Ojibwa saying
In three words I can sum up everything I know about life: it goes on.
-- Robert Frost
Thanks, Lewis. :)
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