Rozie Wondered….

 

It sounded like things could be pretty normal, except for the “ show me your papers” Rozie wondered if it was all part of some creeping conditioning, she thought it was creepy conditioning. Lock down, lock up, lock step, locked out….so many locks…how was this anything to do with freedom.

What’s wrong?

 That’s the thing, so many things make us afraid, and when it’s common to be part of  “selfie” culture it’s easy for those two things to combine with devastating results. Makes it all the more important to practice love and compassion for self, for neighbours, for the big wide world….Where possible, step back from the drama… and lovingly and rationally question everything. “ perfect love casts out fear” Rozie wondered how much love she really had…as she found it so easy to be afraid.

When the going gets tough….

 

Rozie wondered about if the going gets tough, where the tough get going too…

And is it about being tough anyway…is it just a convenient phrase.

There are many convenient phrases that may sound positive, practical and kind of wise, like

“ we’re all in this together”

“ staying apart keeps us together”

“Do as I do not as I say”

But Rozie wondered ….what’s tough, at the moment…seems to be economics, mental health, general health, relationships of all varieties, communication and education.

Pretty much all areas of life seem to be under a long shadow and many see the gathering storm clouds.

If you want to be tough…thick skinned, able to fight forward despite the odds,fight for what’s right,get through the imminent disaster…if you want to get through what’s tough…

You’re going to have connection of some sort, fellow human or the higher power, something beyond yourself. Don’t think you have a hope of doing it alone….really.

Maybe for a symbolic moment…. Think shopping bag man in Tianenmin square…( does anyone know what happened to that man?….as in did he keep going? )

When the going gets tough….it’s  a case of standing your ground, standing up, just standing.

“ when you have done all else stand”

Rozie wondered how she’d stand… when the going got tough….if it came to a “ shopping bag moment”she wondered if it would be possible at all….with the dodgy knee.

To keep going you’re going to need a miracle or two….help from the unseen…(think Angels.)

Makes you wonder if being tough is really going to cut it.