Saturday Serenity

legaljen1969

I am up early this Saturday and just observing things in the world. At this time when the world seems buzzing, I am reflecting on the quiet things in life. The past year with COVID put us all on lockdown and so many people are ready to resume "life as normal." I am ready for things to feel more "normal" too. I have seen pretty much everyone I need to see for life to feel "normal" for me again. Now my introvert soul is happy to continue on with the quiet.
This morning, I hear sounds that bring peace to me. The sound of my neighbor's truck door closing as he returns from his overnight shift at the grocery store, the sound of the fan in my bedroom, my cat's meow as he calls me out of the room to fill his food and water bowls.
I got an email from a long time friend and a fairly new friend this morning, both bringing news of things they have done since the world has started to re-open. I love reading about the adventures of others and even the most ordinary things that bring them joy

MarcieB

Oh, Jen, this is so sad - I have been gone from this site a long time and I thought there would be lots to catch up on...but sadly...no. I can see you and Carool are trying to prop things up, but it doesn't seem to be catching on? I don't really know what else to do?

As for Saturday Serenity - I experienced that in quietness after my busy, noisy, messy family departed after three weeks of being together! whew! (it is weird though, the noise drives you crazy, but you miss it when it's gone)

legaljen1969

Marcie, I wish there were a lot to catch up on. I still think we have been exiled. It makes me sad because I really don't know why this keeps happening.

Carool

Jen, I’m catching up here. I appreciate your post. I’m hypersensitive to outside noises, especially when trying to sleep (I’m a very light sleeper). We have a sound machine my partner installed; it covers most loud outside noises and we can sleep day or night or in between.

Marcie, good to see you! I know you had a wonderful time with your family (hope to hear about it when you feel like it). It is sad about WN. But let’s hope Colby and we can keep it alive and back to what it once was.

As I’ve mentioned, I go to Reddit cancer sites (r/cancer and r/breast cancer), just to see what people write, and to offer my advice when I have something to offer. But those sites seem to be much more impersonal than WN, and attract mainly young people. I don’t see the same closeness that Greg fostered (I may be very wrong about the Reddit sites’ seeming lack of camaraderie).