Today marks the beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, the moment when light and dark are perfectly in balance. However, it turns out that most people prefer more light, and less balance, so the start of spring can be a frustrating time of “almost, but not yet.”
What can’t come soon enough for you?
I’m a Unitarian in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, a former Methodist Pastor, & Amateur Astronomer…& photographer. I was thinking about a way to give due meaning and recognition to this often over-mythologized, entirely arbitrary celestial event (Solstices seem to have been noted much further back in human history…)…Thank you for this “enlightening” reflection.
I can’t wait until I think or “feel” that our nation is seen as non-militaristic and controlling in the matters of other nations to the degree that they lose their own autonomy. Granted that dangers exist that need to be addressed, I still go down on the side of love that we can and DO show in many instances this attitude to world citizens. We know that we are “lucky” to have the privileges that we have in the USA and want others to have what we have, but many times, we don’t show that and don’t act that way. I served in the Peace Corps and realized then how important that we be “good neighbors” and friends worldwide.
What can’t come soon enough for me? Reconciliation with my daughter. This situation has been going on for over 10 years. The separation became much more severe after her twin sister committed suicide 7 years ago. It appears that she has separated herself from the rest of her family of origin as much as her sister has done by her terrible, fatal & permanent choice. Unfortunately her grandmother, my mother, & her aunt, my sister, have triangulated with her which insures that the distance will continue for a very long time, if not permanently. Needless to say, this terrible choice has caused the rest of the family great emotional pain & trauma. Please pray for reconciliation & forgiveness for us all & hopefully a reunification sooner than later. Her parents are not getting any younger. Her father is 71 & has chronic heart condition that requires him to have a pacemaker. I am mostly healthy if you don’t count a chronic sciatic condition that occurs from time to time. Our daughter/sister refuses to have any sort of contact with me at all. It appears that when contact with any of the 3 of us, especially me, she runs away ask if she is afraid that I am going to do something dreadful to her. Since she refuses to have any contact with me, there is no way for us to resolve her concerns. I go into a deep depression whenever she runa away. My body manifests the intensity & depth of my pain through the onset of a severe case of sciatica. It’s as if there is no way for me to verbally communicate to her the depth of my pain, so my body tries to completely to communicate through the onset of sciatica. It does appear that a lumbar injection of steroids as soon as possible can relieve the physical pain. I try to minimize my emotional pain & heartache with exercise, journaling & medication. I am usually fairly successful with these interventions, except that I get excrutating pain in my lower legs, ankles & feet, or one or both shoulders freeze up, suddenly, as they have just done. I can do no more than wait for my daughter to come around. Anyway, needless to say, all I can do is wait ask for spiritual help for anyone who offers to “pray” for us.
After reading of your very sad and divisive problems, I can see how affected your entire family has become. The only person you mention who may be willing to take an opportunity for contact with your daughter that could lead to better understanding perhaps is her father, even with his health problem. How wonderful it would be if he could and would serve as a contact person to help everyone understand the problem that has continued for so long within your family. I send you my wishes for better times together.