Last night when the puppy woke me at 1:50 to go out to pee and poop (why he poops more at night I do not know). I pulled on a coat and boots and walked him down the hard-packed snow path to the beach. There were stars, and a moon, and I could hear the ice moving in the river. I had been grumpy, but you know– it really was beautiful right then. I wished on a star that I were more organized. I wished I had chili in the freezer to whip out for big family lunches next week. I wished that a family in the Ukraine would be warm. That babies won’t get sick. Today, I may not even make it to church as it is me and the shop vac next door. I made a list and checked it twice and it is long. I asked Chip where we begin, and he replied with that favorite Anne Lamott line “Heath, bird by bird…”
And then there is this one, which is a good reminder anytime, but especially this (sometimes) demanding season:
“If you don’t believe in God, it may help to remember this great line of Geneen Roth’s: that awareness is learning to keep yourself company. And then learn to be more compassionate company, as if you were somebody you are fond of and wish to encourage.” – Anne Lamott
