Peaceful Easy Feeling

I am not sure if it’s because I am on vacation in San Francisco, the land of hippies, with the Bay Area, and famously, Haight Ashbury home to the Merry Pranksters and later the Grateful Dead, but this is a very peaceful place. I had an epiphany I wanted to share with you all and it’s simply this, it’s easy to be peaceful, when life is easy. Not that anyone’s life is really “easy” as there are always challenges, and no one’s life is perfect. However, when you face adversity, and are dealing with difficulties, and sadness, and struggling, it’s hard to be at peace. Maybe impossible. I think you can attain moments of peacefulness, but unlikely you can sustain. We are not Buddha. When the challenges are removed, it’s easier to get into the energy stream and let life take you where you need to go. Go with the flow, sorta speak.

I often say, my life these days is easier than it was, but there is always an underlying sadness that I cannot shake. I have written many times about death and loss, and everyone says time heals, but I have to say, for me, there are moments where the sadness overcomes me, and I struggle with grief, almost like the loss happened yesterday. I love the quote by Mrs. Kennedy, and I am paraphrasing, but she says time heals all wounds, but she disagrees; in time the wound heals, but the pain remains. For me, life got easier, but sadder, if that’s a word.

I am going to end this blog early today, before I get myself worked up. I am on vacation in San Francisco, and there is no better distraction than spending the day with my childhood friend, with her two children, the Wharf, and Ghiradelli tempting me. It’s easy to switch gears to prevent the downward spiral, with the Bay breeze calling, and chocolate mints on my bed pillow at night. With that, I am venturing out and on with the day. Enjoy your weekend!