Wondering, Wandering, and Writing

Some days it’s hard to put one foot in front of the other.

There is no reason to keep going.
Everything seems futile – a chasing of the wind.

Maybe physical illness pervades your home.

A relationship is falling apart.

The laundry monster is roaring.

The kids are screaming for no known reason.

No matter what you touch, it breaks.

The phone doesn’t ring.

Or it does.

Test results are bad.

No money to pay the rent.

Or maybe the house is clean, the bills are paid, vacation is planned, and suitcases are packed.

You made a bad decision.

You were innocent but got caught in the aftermath of someone else’s bad decision.

Misunderstandings grew and vomited ill will.

Sleep eludes you.

Someone you love is dying.

Someone you want to love is lost to you, for any of a long list of reasons.

The world has gone crazy and you can’t find another sane person.

Healthy food costs too much.

Doctors can’t figure out what’s wrong.

Grief chases and envelopes you.

It’s cloudy and rainy for the umpteenth day.

Or, it hasn’t rained in two months and everything is parched.


There.is.so.much.wrong.everywhere.


There seems to be no reason to keep going.

Why put one foot in front of the other?

Just curl up, sip tea, play games.

Or do nothing.

No TV, no book, no internet, no phone.

And then, while searching for “all is vanity, a chasing of the wind”

(because it seems that ALL of life is as meaningless as chasing the wind), find

“Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.” (Ecclesiastes 12:13)

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