When Will We Know

03/26/2020

You listen to the news,
thinking about friends
and family, wondering
if they are safe? Are
they getting
enough rest? Do they
have enough food?
Do they need anything?
It has never
been like this; not
that we know, but
we want
to know more.
We want more
than words, we want
real truth
and true hope.
We want to know
how far it can go,
and when
will it end? Or how?
When will we know
we are okay?
I’m not at all sure.
How are you doing?

03/26/2020 j.g.l.

soultalk

   Should we not allow room 
for the unplanned or unexpected, 
or make space for pleasure 
during our inevitable routine 
and commitments, our lives 
will continue to contract. 
   We need to always seek ways 
to expand our lives, our minds, 
and our being.
   Somehow the soul knows 
   what requires attention.

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09/22/2026

for your mind

It will soon become time when we find ourselves spending more time inside.

   Mostly because of the weather, which will only get worse before it gets better, the comfort of home becomes more of a routine. After a while, boredom will settle in.

   Maybe it’s time for a new habit or hobby?

   On the most fundamental level, an activity or class can get us out of the house. On a higher level, it fills our time and broadens the mind.

   Couldn’t we all use more expansive thinking?

   Is there something you’ve been dying to do? Or is there something you used to do that got pushed aside because you got busy doing something else? Needlepoint, knitting or crochet, oil painting or similar art or craft?

   Think about it; what you decide is all for your mind. Eliminate the boredom that comes with the same old, same old. Try something new, just for you.

© 2026 j.g. lewis

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09/20/2026

trying

Day by day, week and month into year, we continue to try to sort out where we are and what is ahead of us.

   No matter our age, we are all trying to figure out what we are doing with our lives. I know I am.

   Individually, and collectively, life changes. There are a lot of moving parts: the economy, political landscape, our destiny and destination shaped my both hazards and humility.

   Then, just as we think we’ve got it all figured out, a new change or choice presents itself, another obstruction or ordinance. It never seems to end.

   Through it all, for the most part, we keep on believing there is another reason or result.

   We keep on trying; that may be the only consistency we are allowed.

© 2026 j.g. lewis

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