Simply..the real world....

7/9/2019

Written, pen on paper, early this morning....

By the real world people often mean the world of politics and business and the high drama of the media world but taken literally, my real world right now is this....

Woman sitting writing at an open window in the early morning. Blue sky thin high clouds.
Sound of one pigeon in the forest and the click of the heater under the desk warming up. Taste of tea - the first cup of the morning. Smell? Of cool clean air coming off the forest and the sea loch. I feel the softness of my dressing gown and the warmth of my feet on the wooden floorboards. I am touching the smooth glass of the desk top and holding a light pen that fits my fingers nicely.

This is my real world.

I will engage with the media world again later today. I've been both fascinated and appalled by the current political theatricals, but I am anchoring my deeper self in this real world which is unique to me, and precious.

How do you anchor yourself in turbulent times?

14 Comments

Linda

7/9/2019 02:31:43 pm

I go into my studio, turn on Classic FM, put on my painting shirt, and by the time I'm selecting which brushes I need for the next few hours, I'm absorbed. Every day.

Freda

8/9/2019 02:36:55 pm

Brilliant! (I have just started painting again.)

Mary B

7/9/2019 05:36:05 pm

Like you I make myself look at the small comforting detail of my home and the natural world around me but today ,in spite of the wet and blustry weather, I walked to the top of one of the Preseli Hills and looked at the BIG view and would you believe it , the sun came out and the media frenzy and political aggro seemed insignificant. I could have stayed up there for hours !

Freda

8/9/2019 02:38:09 pm

How splendid a way to get a new perspective on it all!

Viv link

8/9/2019 01:19:25 am

Going out into nature or a walk on the beach if we are at the cottage.
I wish all the politicians would get a grip on this and realise the enormity and impact of it all and look at the bigger picture not just their own political views, careers etc.
It is setting people against people, families are even split on their views like Boris's own - we are truly a divided nation fighting each other - it may not be a civil war but it feels uncomfortable - so much hatred coming out of this rather than any unity.

Mary B

8/9/2019 05:17:55 am

I agree with you. People seem to have forgotten that democracy and real life are based on mutual respect and compromise not ego and a delete button.

Freda

8/9/2019 02:40:54 pm

Maybe we should send them all to the top of the Preseli Hills! (Pembrokeshire - I had to look them up.)

Sheena

8/9/2019 05:17:29 am

Working in my garden or watching birds usually helps me overcome th feelings of doom and despair brought on by politicians behaving badly. I also try to remember that this nothing new and through the ages the electorate have been shocked and dismayed by the antics of those governing us. On second thoughts that is maybe even more depressing! Back to the garden and thank you for yesterday's post. I have ordered my red nose.

Freda

8/9/2019 02:42:26 pm

Or maybe we should make them all wear red noses Sheena!!

Mary

8/9/2019 05:32:23 am

With the years of ongoing insanity on this side of the Pond, I am afraid I am still mostly anchor less. Trying to be an informed (no TV) and active citizen is not easy, but I can't hide my head in the sand--or the idiots will have won. Most days I do have to have a little rage as I read various newspapers. Then take a deep breath and move on. Because I am almost as invested in the UK, where I grew up, as I am in the US where I live, I feel the pain and despair of both sides of the Pond. Not easy to find a quiet anchorage these days...though losing myself in a book is probably the most common outlet.

Freda

8/9/2019 02:45:35 pm

I do agree it is not easy Mary. Books, nature, creativity and a sense of history and humour seem to be good ways to cope..

Susan (Dorset)

8/9/2019 11:01:34 pm

I wonder if the politicians know, Mary, how much distress their shenanigans causes to everyday people. I think of people in the US, and feel sorry for the many thoughtful folk, who must be feeling as perturbed by the goings on there (and elsewhere), as we are here.
They should realise that the population's psychological health (and Gross National Happiness) is as important as the GNP.

Susan (Dorset)

9/9/2019 12:48:39 am

PS By 'they', I mean the politicians.

Julia

10/9/2019 06:39:00 am

Absolutely, for me, the anchor, the foundation, is meditation. Being in this body, in this moment, breathing...
And as with the previous post, perhaps smiling...:-)
I have a small piece of art, done by a friend. Written across the page, repeatedly: all will be well, and all will be well, and all will be well.

Simply..the real world....

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