Gifts

Like every day, today held many gifts. My latest article was accepted and will come out in time to support the art show. A good friend and I got to play 'art gallery' and hang my installation in the top gallery in our area - a dream come true. It was hard not to jump up and down (ok, impossible. I did a little). I got things worked out to be able to get the prints for the show on time, finally got the old truck out of the yard and accomplished some things that will be necessary to get the documentary trailer there on time. So much goodness, and all of it special, at least to me, but hopefully to others as well.
Chris told me yesterday that the lady at the bank asked him if I was off saving the world, and he told me that he thought I was always saving the world. I think today's gift is powerful belief in myself, in my own magic, in my ability to shape and change the world around me, at least a little. There is so much hard stuff, so much bad in the world, and while you can't ignore it, you also can't let it take away the good. I could do that. I see so much. But I don't want to be unhappy, I don't want to be useless. I want to save the world. I could focus on the pretty obvious fact that that's probably impossible, or I could just keep trying, and believe that I can at least make a difference.