Weird Times

This is a weird time.

It’s weird for a daughter who has an infant

And tries not to focus on fears of the present.

She can’t help but wonder what kind of world her son will inherit.

How should she guide him to be successful?

It’s weird for another daughter, whose education and career

Seeks to assuage the mental challenges of some

Who don’t know how to act appropriately toward this life—

When it’s obvious

The world we live in, and many in it, are greatly broken.

As life becomes increasingly abnormal, maybe a dose of normal

Is just the the thing we need.

Maybe one momentary distraction will help us reset.

Ready? Think about these words

And the life from whom they came.

She had every reason to be dismayed:

“We could never learn to be brave and patient,

If there were only joy in the world.” — Helen Keller.

Stay safe, hang in there, and take one day at a time.