Recently I’ve been going through a bad time. Waking up in the morning feeling disconnected from everything and everybody. Finally I remembered that when Trump was elected, I dealt with my despair by reciting “Peace, Love, Justice…” even though the words were empty and didn’t mean anything. It was all I had to hold on to. So I said to myself “I choose to trust that I matter, just the way I am, that we are all in this together, and that we are headed in a good direction.” I expected the words to feel empty, and was surprised to find myself feeling grounded and solid. Having a place to stand. Not quite feeling “good” but so much better than emptiness and despair.
As I continue to say it, I remember that I first got these ideas from Rob Bell. In November 2013 I posted about my first reading of What We Talk About When We Talk About God. Bell’s actual words are: “Choosing to trust that this life matters and we’re all connected and this is all headed somewhere has made my life way, way better.” p125 I am amazed at how solidly these ideas are holding me right now.