March 11, 2025

Great Blue Heron 08/02/2019 — Swan Lake, Iris Gardens, Sumter, South Carolina
So much needs to be changed for the better!
It is overwhelming in a So What? Who Cares? Why Try?
kind of way.

The trick is to not care about our chances.
To not care about the odds.
To not care about any of the things telling us to not care.
And to sit with nature--with the natural world--
on a regular basis.

Great Blue Herons, etc., do exactly what is theirs to do,
anyway, nevertheless, even-so,
around the clock every day world without end.

The natural world does what is called for,
where, when and how it is called for,
doing the right thing,
at the right time,
in the right way,
in the right place.
Time after time.

Let it be the same with all of us!
And we can improve on the natural world
by doing what is called for
with compassion,
kindness,
generosity,
grace,
mercy,
peace,
goodwill,
and wellbeing, etc.

No matter what.

Throughout the time left for living.

Anyway, nevertheless, even-so!

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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