July 01, 2024 – A

Cypress Swamp 2019 04 — Lake Chicot State Park, Ville Platte, Louisiana
When we are being swept along
by circumstances,
it's best to go with the flow
and attend our intuition
so that we know when a door opens
and we can walk through.

At times such as these,
just waiting it out
makes as much sense
as anything else.

It helps to wait it out
in the company of the right people.

And it is not unusual
for people in similar situations
to keep their heads down for years.

Making a run for it
presumes having a place to run to
where we would be better off
than remaining where we are,
and that is a dicey call to make,
in times such as these.

Settling in and staying in touch
with family and friends
is a strategy for the long haul,
perhaps longer than any of us might imagine.

We will never keep better company
than our own intrinsic intuition.
Making a pact to remain close
could be the best deal we ever make,
short or long term.

Being forever best friends with our intuition,
puts us in good stead for as long as we have left!

Published by jimwdollar

I'm retired, and still finding my way--but now, I don't have to pretend that I know what I'm doing. I retired after 40.5 years as a minister in the Presbyterian Church USA, serving churches in Louisiana, Mississippi and North Carolina. I graduated from Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, in Austin, Texas, and Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana. My wife, Judy, and I have three daughters, five granddaughters, one great granddaughter, and a great grandson on the way, within about ten minutes from where we live--and are enjoying our retirement as much as we have ever enjoyed anything.

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