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LIVING IN FRANCE
How to Find a Little Peace & Contentment in a World That Seems to Have Gone Crazy?
Maybe just appreciate the simple things . . .
I wrote this story a year ago. The weather is a little cooler today than it was last year, but it’s supposed to warm up. Roses in the garden are leafing out — it feels far too soon for late January, but every year it seems a little earlier.
This year, when the world is still as crazy as it was then — maybe even a little more so — it helps to just do something simple.
Like, take a walk.
Maybe it’s all you can do.
Otherwise, the picture is all too grim.
People in crisis. The world in crisis. The planet in crisis.
Consider all that, dwell on it, then tell yourself you’re happy.
You want to weep.
Instead, you take the dog for a walk. The sky is bright blue. It’s warm for early January. You lift your head, feel the sun on your face.
A voice mutters skin cancer. You silence it.
Forget the consequences, enjoy the sun.
Just for this moment.
