This afternoon two dear friends came over and helped Kathy and I prepare the gifts for the staff at the Chase County Detention Center. We got all 100 fixed in less than 30 minutes. It will be fun to take them up to the center next week.
I went to the Emporia High Football game this evening. It was homecoming and Ellexia got to cheer. She usually only cheers for the back-up team. She got to fly tonight – she tried it a couple of times and didn’t make it but she kept at it and she did it! The smile on her face was priceless. I was glad to be there to witness it.
I didn’t get to talk to Ellexia. I left at half-time. I think she was done cheering but not sure. I was tired and wanted to come home. I took some video and pictures of her and sent them to her.
I didn’t get much else done today. I woke up early and it felt like a long day. I took a short nap as I didn’t get a lot of sleep last night.
Tomorrow morning Kathy and I are going to the Alzheimer’s walk to a cure event at the fairgrounds. After that there is some sort of fall festival going on in Cottonwood Falls. They are having food trucks and then some sort of music in the late afternoon.
Starting Sunday next week is completely empty space. I do have some friends from Manhattan that want to hook up sometime next week. It will be good to have lots of empty space. This week has been busy and I need some stay-at-home days to recover.
I’m hoping construction of the addition will begin in earnest next week. There is a good chance we will get some rain Monday and Tuesday so that may delay things a day or two.
There was a post on Facebook that I can’t get out of my head. It said “There’s something deep happening beneath the surface of the world right now. You can sense it in your soul. This isn’t just about countries or politics. It’s energy. Light and darkness are battling. And if you’re reading this, you’re likely one of the souls who came to help. Keep shining. Keep praying. The world needs light more than ever.”
The more I have thought about it, the more I think that it applies to every person individually. Many of us are dong deep shadow work and dealing with the darkness inside. As we learn to befriend our darkness and change our relationship with it, we are able to carry more light as we go out to our communities and into the relationships we have with others.
I sincerely think that is how we are going to heal the world. Each person doing their own inner work and making peace with the darkness within. Can you imagine a world where everyone was able to do deep inner world and integrate the darkness each of us carries into love that they carry out to the world?
Grateful to see Ellexia have a success with flying tonight, grateful for her stubbornness and willingness to keep trying, and grateful for the friends and Kathy that helped me today.