When it seems we are being dragged

from one traumatic period

straight into another

remember

we know what to do.

We keep the fear at arms length

because we know that letting it in

past its rightful place is debilitating.

We keep the hope high

and the kindness higher

and we go about our daily lives

in the simplest most basic of ways

being grateful for what matters

and letting happiness in when it shows up.

There is little we can do to control the world

but we can control our reaction to it

and we can remember

that everything is temporary

and anything can change in a heartbeat.

So if peace is your aim

then be the peace you seek.

When there is no peace to be found

you can bring it

you can be it.

~Donna Ashworth

why is the cold always fleeting?

inquiry for today~ when will you love more?

from the heart depths…

What is planted in

each person’s soul

will sprout.

~Rumi