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Pat Georgeson's avatar

Thank you This Cat. When I am Rut-Stuck, I consult the Ceiling dust bunnies, the bunnies that hang from my ceiling and blow in the breeze when I have not brushed my ceiling for a while. As I lie in my bed wondering if I am enough, I ask them what they think I should do.

Lately I am thinking that I am not enough because of all the big problems in the world. This disturbs the flow of energy toward mathematics which is my creative energy wants to go.

The ceiling bunnies remind me that there are 8.1+ billion persons in the world. We are all just trying to get from birth to death the best way each of us can. They tell me that I am only responsible for my actions, that I am an adult and it is my responsibility to make decisions on my personal problems the best way I can in the moment. They tell me that I cannot change the past, I cannot predict the future. I can only live now.

I told the ceiling bunnies that I will from try from now on to spend the best 3 hours of each day devoted to math and let all the other problems of my life wait until that 3 hours is over. It is a plan, and a plan only survives first contact with the enemy.

Only time will tell if this is a workable decision. But that is in the future so I won't live there.

One minute, one hour, one day at a time.

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Sandra Murzin's avatar

Oh,Cat...what a beautiful,touching,informative piece...I loved it;learned so much.Your description of Ray cracked me up...the both of you and your combined wisdom could rule the world,but who needs that headache?! I,too,struggle with 'stuckness' and its depressing,feeling-of-uselessness effects.What helps me: I lost sight in one eye 13 years ago so stopped driving,I walk everywhere now.Something about the Zen feeling when walking for miles or puttering in my tiny garden helps lift me up and stirs my creativity most times.Just sayin'...Thank you for stopping by,Cat;you always make my month!Much love to you from me and my three fuzzballs...🍤🍤🍤🍤🍤

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