Sunday Morning Coffee Musings:Years That Ask Questions

“There are years that ask questions and years that answer.” —Zora Neale Hurston

If this year had a question for the collective it would be, “Are you sure this is the world (city, state, county, country included) you want to create?” And if the collective was asking a question it would be, “What the hell is going on?” Yes, I believe this year is asking many questions and we are all asking ourselves (leaders, and I use the word so lightly it could be invisible) questions.

In my personal life this seems to be a year of questions. Honestly, it feels like an interrogation (:-D )! My most popular question by far has been, “What the hell is going on?????” Followed by stunned or baffled looks. I can’t make sense of most things, as intelligent and educated as I believe myself to be. The truth is when I think about the quote above, it is true. There are years that ask questions and years that answer. While I finally understand what is going in my inner and outer world for the most part, I don’t have all of the answers but, I am grateful for the answers that have come. I like for things to make sense and when they make sense I can at least know what to do. Somewhat. Sometimes. I mean, unless it’s something I have never encountered and in this year and last year, there are things I have never encountered. You know, it’s hard to know where you are going if you have never been that way before.

Unfortunately, in my country I can’t enjoy the collective scenery. But, in my own personal world and environment, I can enjoy the scenery from time to time. In fact, I have to create the scenery and find the scenery. What do I mean? I mean I have to look around me for the good, the joy, the pleasant, the good people, the good quotes, the good books. I have to go outside on my porch or small backyard landing. I have to spread a blanket in my backyard or travel to the park to change my scenery. I listen to good music, good podcasts that feed my soul and not my flesh. I read your lovely blogs. I laugh.

~Nikki