Keep Calm and Carry On...
... for Knots in the String.
There was a moment on Substack this weekend where what I read (both the post and comments) saddened me to the core and there was this instant where the thought that the world has no hope turned around from its dark corner and stared at me like Gollum, inviting me to share in its dankness.
But then I opened Tom Ryan’s Substack
and I could have cried for the quiet joy it gave me, the hope, the innocent wonder and the belief that there are still those who are kind, who are happy with their lot, who share commonality with all of fellow man.
Simply, Tom righted my listing ship and I’m sailing on now in calm seas.
Some might say I’m naïve in wanting to read only gentleness and compassion and perhaps I am, but it is my choice and so I made a decision to unsubscribe from those Substacks where bitterness and anger is not far below the surface.
In this way, I am able to remain faithful to my own principles and beliefs and be able to offer an oasis of calm to others in a world that is filled with entitlement from all corners.
So thank you to those who have subscribed to Knots in the String and to those who write for Substack and give such contentment to me with what they write.
Have a calm and quiet week and go safely…
During lockdown and Sarah's cancer battle, I made the conscious choice to unsubscribe from all news "digest" emails. Daily, they were jammed with misery and panic, and I certainly didn't need any more of that. Yes, there are terrible things happening out there, but is it healthy to expose -even immerse - oneself in that regularly? I don't think so. So, although I'm not as "on the ball" with current affairs as I used to be, I certainly haven't regretted my choice in the slightest.
The way I see it, a calm, positive you is much more useful to people who need your help.
I think its hard when you read what is happening around the world, but much of it we can't do anything to change it we don't have the power to do so.
I am happy with "my lot in life" and accept the limitations I have and keep plodding along doing what makes me happy. If we can be kind and help people where we can, then that to me makes up for things that we really can't change.