GreenNode of Zenith
Jul. 17th, 2018 10:02 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ismoTherapy in the morning. Today the groundhog was replaced by two rabbits grazing on the lawn. Put tomato cages on a couple of the tomatoes--not the rest, because I only had two cages. I hope all the tomatoes make it to ripeness, because if they do I'll have a lot. I found a big yellow squash on one of the plants. I swear, the last time I looked at it, it was tiny! And that was only a couple of days ago . . . I thought. I also found another stripey one. I guess zucchini-like things are on the menu for tomorrow.
We went over to the park and sat by the lake today. It was really beautiful. Lots of little sailboats, happy dogs, duck families, and kids getting as far into the water as they thought they could get away with. It's a happy place (even though it doesn't have a beach--SAD). As I was walking toward the park, carrying the folding chairs, I spotted my therapist en route to the park also, carrying a chair! We had just had a little discussion about self-care and how to cheer oneself up when hitting a low point. Apparently the same thought occurred to both of us.
Tonight we went to a showing of "Won't You Be My Neighbor," sponsored by a local interfaith institute, so tickets were only six dollars. It was just so . . . well, I don't know how to describe it. ALL THE FEELS. What a remarkable man. I found the film in itself healing--just watching the story of what he did with kids and how he did it. It's amazing to see even the adults' faces soften when he speaks to them. Modeling caring and kindness, respect for feelings, valuing people just as they are . . . I really wonder what it would be like to see a whole generation grow up like that. May it be so, some day. I think people should watch it more than once. It should be played in gyms and offices and wherever people are currently being subjected to news shows on an endless loop. It's a beautiful thing.
We went over to the park and sat by the lake today. It was really beautiful. Lots of little sailboats, happy dogs, duck families, and kids getting as far into the water as they thought they could get away with. It's a happy place (even though it doesn't have a beach--SAD). As I was walking toward the park, carrying the folding chairs, I spotted my therapist en route to the park also, carrying a chair! We had just had a little discussion about self-care and how to cheer oneself up when hitting a low point. Apparently the same thought occurred to both of us.
Tonight we went to a showing of "Won't You Be My Neighbor," sponsored by a local interfaith institute, so tickets were only six dollars. It was just so . . . well, I don't know how to describe it. ALL THE FEELS. What a remarkable man. I found the film in itself healing--just watching the story of what he did with kids and how he did it. It's amazing to see even the adults' faces soften when he speaks to them. Modeling caring and kindness, respect for feelings, valuing people just as they are . . . I really wonder what it would be like to see a whole generation grow up like that. May it be so, some day. I think people should watch it more than once. It should be played in gyms and offices and wherever people are currently being subjected to news shows on an endless loop. It's a beautiful thing.
that's brilliant
Date: 2018-07-18 04:40 am (UTC)