janjotting about all sorts

Tuesday, 16 January 2024

Some people seem to have a diminished capacity for empathy.

There will be causes for that

but it doesn't diminish the effect.

The less you want, the more you get.

Whereas, the more you want, the less you get.

I find the sound of gentle, falling rain comforting

and that of heavy rain and stormy winds exciting - but sometimes scary.

Will it flood over my doorstep? Will it knock the rough tiles off?

For life to flourish,

we need good seed and good soil,

Nature and Nurture in fact.

We are all a product of our circumstances and choices,

from before our conception until the present moment,

many of which we neither know nor understand.

No wonder life's a mystery and struggle so often.

Ah yes, Lady Nicotine, what might we say about her.

Well, she enters lives as a visitor and Seductress

and ends as a resident and Dominatrix.

26.11.22

I've discovered, since becoming a widow (15.8.22),

that what you want to do do

is tell your sorrow.

You don't want people's explanations or consolations,

although you know they're well-meant.

I'm filled with regret

having done the same thing many times myself.

Please may I tell you my sorrows

and learn to listen to the sorrow of others.