Faith & Roses

I have a silent, running critic and dictator living inside of me and it is a relentless bully. I don’t think the world will ever recover from the pandemic. It has been easy for me to focus on the single-minded selfishness of human beings; to see how much of life here and now is based on… nothing. Material stuff. Every man for themselves. The world appears to be imploding and exploding simultaneously.

I have been reflective and mindful of the past and the happiness of family, youth and simpler times. I am grateful on a conscious level for the time period I grew up in and experienced. Before the internet. Before cell phones. It is a balm to my Spirit to reflect on this and yet at times it causes aches in my mind and heart. It’s been too easy to complain. There’s no shortage of things to complain about. There is so much power in my words and thoughts. They shape my attitude and gratitude. I pray to my Higher Power for the strength to continue to take effective responsibility for my mental, emotional and spiritual health.

World Health Organization (WHO)
Weekly epidemiological update on COVID-19 – 28 September 2021
Over 3.3 million new cases and over 55,000 new deaths were reported during the week of 20 – 26 September 2021 … The cumulative number of confirmed cases reported globally is now over 231 million and the cumulative number of deaths is more than 4.7 million.