lighthouse
humans
don’t stop
the storm.
they stop
you from
believing
the storm
is all
there is.
they
remind you
the shore
still exists.
even
when
you
can’t
see it.
*from @reviveyourroar ~ & I know it’s true, as well as hoping I have been that for friends during dark times. I have tried, especially with my friend whose son passed away in 2024. There is so much pain and suffering in the world, at times it overwhelms me. Then, I go outside, I pull weeds or sit and soak up some sun while scritching and scratching the places Diego likes to be scritched. I breathe. The world is so beautiful, and, while slow, change for the better is coming. I remain hopeful, even in dark times, guided by the light that is the beauty of the world and all who are in it – especially puppies and lil kids. At the pool where I swim laps, a Saturday morning class for toddlers – omg, the cuteness! There is – along with the pain and suffering – so much more that is good.