by You would think, with all that’s going on in the world, there would be no shortage of things to write about. There’s a veritable glut on the market of Important Topics, everything from war to babies conceived in test tubes. Not to mention a presidential race that already feels like it’s been going on for years but has, heaven help us, just begun.
Every day, I wonder: do I have anything to say that would be interesting, useful, insightful, even just a little original? As you can tell from the number of posts I have written in the last six months (three, but who’s counting), my answer to that daily question is, nope. Not me.
On the one hand, the issues are so large and important that it would be embarrassing not to acknowledge the shadows we are all doing our best to live under. Yes, this was the warmest winter on record but there’s nothing we can do about it so let’s enjoy spring, even if it did come a little too early and is now unleashing fierce storms across the country.
Can’t fix it is part of the can’t write about it dilemma, though there are plenty of people who have a lot to say about what’s going on. That’s part of the challenge for me. I am not a pundit or an expert. I am a personal writer feeling overwhelmed by what is going on in the world. I don’t want to spread doom and gloom, but what I see is terrifying. At the same time, I am doing my damnedest to enjoy my life when and how I can. And I am, much of the time, determined not to succumb to despair.
I’ve long known that one of my ways to survive whatever it is that life throws at me is to write. So, here goes. My hope, in writing this post, is to restart the conversation with myself, and with you. It’s a beginning.
I’ve missed you.
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Ruth Neuwald Falcon 
Always glad to ‘hear’ your voice! The best thing any of us can do, is remind each other that we are all doing the best we can and are in it together with others who also struggle to figure out to express the ambivalence and confusion we feel. And to find moments of ease and laughter.
Keep it up!
Rebecca
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So well put and so welcome! I have missed your posts. Thank you
Natasha
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great to hear your voice! I love you Ruth!
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A creative’s challenge, what to say, to not say, to say one’s peace in only the way one can…and maybe do it anyway even if no one is listening.
Write on, Dear Ruth….Jenny
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Ruth, it’s always wonderful to connect, regardless of the spaces in between. Perhaps we need those spaces to reflect, reconsider, and possibly reinvent.
Sending love to you and our community.
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I’ve missed your voice.
Ann Bradford
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I feel the same way, except for the writing. I don’t think I have a particular response when the outside world feels so bad. Does watching reruns of Northern Exposure count? Brian and I had two quirky visits to Roslyn WA/Cicely AK and it’s comforting to think about escaping there. ❤️
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So nice to hear from you Ruth! And I’m totally with you
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I miss you seeing you and hearing your voice.
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I hear what you are saying. I also don’t have much to say. I have opted out of the news, except for what I read. And yes, the issues are huge and concerning. The climate is warming. The election is coming. It seems like these have been topics for several years.
I, too, am trying to enjoy life. Maybe that is what we are supposed to do and what is needed for the greater consciousness. Who really knows.
Keep writing, Ruth. It is great to hear from you. I have missed you also.
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