Hope

"Hope" is the thing with feathers, that perches in the soul and sings the tune without the words and never stops at all.                                       Emily Dickinson

Some of you know this about me and some of you might not but I was an English major in college and Art was my minor. So..... I love poetry and this poem by Dickinson is a favorite. Life is kind of crazy right now with the Coronavirus lockdown, the wild daily stock market swings, so much negative news and information, and the loneliness of isolating ourselves from family and friends. 

Even in the midst of all this craziness, I search daily for things I can control. I also try to focus on identifying happiness in all the worry. (Some days this takes a lot of effort) but I am thankful for all the nurses, doctors and first responders have made incredible sacrifices serving patients. I don't know if I could be so selfless. (I feel like I have made great strides just giving up my daily Coke from Maverick.) Another thing is this extra time has allowed me to learn a computer program that I never had time to learn so I can teach and grade my students work online, Then, just this morning, my grandson called me early just to say he loves me. He is four and did this from his IPad while his parents were apparently sleeping,,,,talk about happiness. Another thing I am excited about is my cute husband has been refinishing an old claw foot table that I have drug from spot to spot for 20 years. We are covering the top with vintage bottle caps. It is going to be fun to finally use it when he/we get it finished. 

Finally, I have a large supply of paint and paper so while the rest of the world goes crazy, I am going to stay home in my studio and paint. After all, painting is one thing that makes me happy. 

Until next month, hang in there and let's all "HOPE" that life can get back to normal.