We need certain threads to hold things together, so we don't get washed away by something too far out.
Right now I'm thinking the best idea is to go with the flow. Float. Things will happen in the right time. Rather than forcing things it's often best to wait - no matter how much we may wish things will change (or that they will not change) - things will change in their own time. In some sense everything is just perfect. It couldn't be any other way - as long as we are thinking of the past or the future.
The best we can hope to do is to be here now. In this moment, this place, this time, taking this breath, listening, waiting, thinking, painting, petting a dog...sewing.
Sometimes you just have to take time to do things not generally defined by society as useful. Maybe paint a sign or sew something. I sewed this shirt last Saturday. It was a nice break from thinking about some things and a chance to puzzle through how a shirt is constructed. It cost me $6 for the fabric and took...maybe 8 hours (I sort of lost track of time). It was fun - but my eyes were pretty tired near the end. Next time I think I will try using a pattern...or maybe something simpler.___________________________________
We fill our calendars with events, try to find ways to get more done in each day, work more hours, plan elaborate vacations, or make weekend plans...and spend our days in busy desperation doing more and more just to stay even - waiting for the weekend, the vacation, as life passes us by.
Here's a tip - don't worry about the weekend, your job, your retirement, next week, or tomorrow. The best thing you can do for yourself is to be yourself. To stay interested and interesting - you need to take a break, lots of breaks, to find out what resonates with you. Who you are and what you can be.
The world, tomorrow, will take care of itself - your job is to take care, and make the most of, your self.
