Keep Living

In these tumultuous times, saturated with uncertainty and division, it’s easy to get caught up in all the negative emotions swirling around you.

Don’t forget to live.

Here’s a little poem that came to me as I watched the sun set over the horizon, from 30,000 feet above our planet.

There’s nothing like being at a distance to help rearrange our perspective.

Count up all your 24 hours in a year

How many days have you travelled?

How many days have you wandered?

How many days have you spent hugging someone?

Noticing a flower bloom

Smelling the rain on wet earth

Watching a sunset or sunrise

Being a friend

Or needing one

How many days have you spent actually living?

I hope you’ll focus on the little joys to help you through and keep actually living.

Have a beautiful joyful weekend!

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This is the Journey to Joy series. Notice something that brought you joy and share it on your own blog or in the comments. Don’t forget to ping back so we can spread the joy further in this journey called life.