I can’t control the heat in my apartment, and there’s no air conditioning.  When I left home this morning it was 27°C.

(Sigh)

And so I am dull in the head and weak in the body.  Part of the “something going wrong” realm of life that we all know well.

What to do?  Or what not to do?  Writing this blog doesn’t take much energy, and I enjoy it … so here I am.

I planned on singing at an open mic session on Monday evening.  But the life force I could assemble was tiny.  I said no to performing and went to a movie instead.  No guilt.  Just a nod of the head acknowledging a good decision.  There was no energy in me to give the audience a fine song.

Another open mic beckons on Friday evening.  Since apparently the heat wave will last through Saturday, I won’t be there.  (Smiling)

It’s tempting to retreat from life right now.  To be in contact with nobody.  To receive life but not give any.  But no, I’m not going to do that.  I’ll write these blog posts.  I’ll find as much public air conditioning as I can find.  And I’ll wish people well.

Love them all.  Light the world

The first time I remember saying these words was at a long meditation retreat in Barre, Massachusetts, USA in 2017.  Since our time together was in silence, I said this message inside my head … to everybody in the meditation hall.

That’s what I can do right now …

Love them all.  Light the world

It’s a lot

It’s what I have to give

Even if no one notices