QUESTION?

My ******* upset me.  What should I do now?

ANSWER

Wait!!!  Play for time and distance.

“A person isn’t who they are during the last conversation you had with them – they’re who they’ve been throughout your whole relationship” – Rainer Maria Rilke

I am not a great fan of events, ie special events.  Times like Christmas and birthdays are more likely to fill me with trepidation rather than exhilaration, and I’m not sure why.

Maybe it’s because special events get invested with so much hype that it’s hard for them to live up to their billing, maybe it’s because of disappointments of yester-year.  Who knows?

What I do know is that I am not alone.  Special times and special events can be very difficult for many of us.  Life is not perfect, most of us know and accept that, but at certain times of the year there is more pressure to make it appear so.  But tempers fray as pressure builds, things can and often do go wrong as expectations rise.

I wrote “TIME AND DISTANCE” to remind myself of that.

HOW ABOUT YOU?

• Are you a “special eventer“?
• How do you cope with “special events” in your life?
• What can you share that might be of help to others?

Please leave your comments.  I would love to hear from you.

Corinne

POEM FOR TODAY

TIME AND DISTANCE

Life isn’t always tidy and it may not go our way,

Those we love may act unkindly, we don’t like the things they say,

And it’s coming out of nowhere and we’re taken unawares

As it’s clear that our perspective’s very different from theirs.

It is best when these things happen in the Universe to trust,

It’s not time for strong reactions and for kicking up a dust

But to quietly keep our counsel, not go stirring things about

Stand aside and give the Universe a chance to work things out.

For we don’t have all the answers and we don’t know all the things

That conspire at any moment and the turmoil that it brings

To upset an equilibrium, which we were not to know

Was too fragile to withstand a bit of turmoil on the go.

And so if we are victims of an outburst unforseen

Let’s be kind to one who lately may a bit unkind have been,

And remember how in times gone by we would have welcomed too

A bit of time and distance to let things just work on through.

© Corinne Shields, 2012

If you enjoyed “TIME AND DISTANCE” please pass it on.  You can find more inspirational poetry in

“A String of Pearls, a Yearbook of Daily Inspiration to Soothe the Soul and Rekindle the Spirit”

And no retreat would be complete without something lovely to look at, so here’s the

PICTURE FOR TODAY

Time and Distance – Day out at Barry Island

And just before you go ……..

Take what you like and leave the rest!!!

At the risk of being a kill-joy,  and it danger of stating the **** obvious, it probably does no harm to remember that

Christmas can be stressful!!!

Remember forewarned is forearmed!!  I leave you with a taster.