317: Something Small and Practical

Published: Nov. 5, 2023, 3:36 p.m.

\nWhen our inner worlds are in turmoil, perhaps in response to the outer world, how should we respond? Might there be a way to honour other parts of ourselves that easily get sidelined in heightened times? And how might that be a way to hold onto our dignity, care and humanity?
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\nHere\u2019s our source for this week:
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\nThursday
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\nWhen the dusk comes in as quiet as this
\nas low as this, as dense as this,
\nlike your whole world has gone back to where it began
\nand you wonder how you got into this mess,
\nthe kind of mess you cannot see an end to
\nas if it may already have ended very badly
\nand all you can hear is the sound of your own name
\nspoken deep inside your own head,
\nit is probably best to step back
\nfrom whatever kind of brink you imagine
\nyou have reached
\nand think about something else,
\nsomething small and practical
\nlike boiling an egg.

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\nElaine Beckett
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www.elainebeckett.com
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Photo by Rodrigo Pereira on Unsplash\n