One of the most straight-forward ways to make sense of a chaotic world is to make lists. It may not give you control, but at least it gives you a way to keep track of what it is you don’t have control over.
What sort of lists do you find helpful?
Author: clfuu
Mystery
“To learn which questions are unanswerable, and not to answer them: this skill is most needful in times of stress and darkness.”
― Ursula K. Le Guin
Quaint
There is a progression from old to obsolete to retro to charming antique. If you just hang in there long enough your liabilities can turn into assets.
How has your opinion of something changed for the better over time?
Concentration
“Humility is throwing oneself away in complete concentration on something or someone else.”
― Madeleine L’Engle
What captivates your entire attention?
Piling On
Sure, washing the dishes can be a deeply spiritual meditation. But more often the mundane, expected, doable tasks of life pile up into a daunting stack. Sadly, there’s no way to get to the pot at the bottom but to take a deep breath and start in on the one on top.
What task are you facing that you would just as soon avoid?