I Wonder, but May Never Understand Why

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You know, there are some days that I sit and wonder why some unfortunate, unnecessary, reckless, insensitive, divisive, and abusive things occur, especially to so many innocent people. Yet, I try not to sit there too long and dwell on these things albeit they have a domino effect on so many. No, while many of these negative things occur as often as they do, I deliberately try not to allow those issues to drag me into the mud and muddle my thinking, my spirit, and my judgment for too long, if at all. 

While I don’t understand much of it and probably never will, I try to focus on the purpose I serve despite those non-positive things swirling around us like a funnel cloud. I try not to get caught up in the spin cycle of confusion and lose sight of what is important, although I am aware of the reality of it all. Life is too precious to allow things that try hard to aggravate our spirit and sound judgment to blind us to the good and amazing things life has to offer.

Oh, for the Love of Fog

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Mental sluggishness. Mental fuzziness. They call this brain fog, reducing the ability to think with clarity, where thoughts seem to evaporate in a mist of mixed-up madness. While this isn’t considered a medical condition, it is a lack of mental sharpness and coherence.

Just like driving in dense fog can pose safety and visibility hazards, brain fog can do the same with mental focus. When we are not operating as sharply as we should or could, then we need to examine if we are suffering from sleep deprivation, dietary deficiencies, anxiety, lack of motivation, or stress.

Oh, Fog!

Drifting over crisp marooned waters

like ghosts asking an unanswered rhetorical question

where decrepit silence lingers in the still air

bewildering thoughts lacking visibility

oh cast thy eerie presence crashing on the shore

that awaits and siphons details hidden in the mist 

dissipating in agonizing rays of the morning star

where the weariness of spooky resilience is banished.

© 2015 Kym Gordon Moore

Atmospheric conditions in our lives can tilt our mental scales of balance. Forgetfulness is not uncommon (I call this having my “senior” moment) but if the occurrence happens more frequently than not, then don’t wait to check on yourself and your health. Fogginess dissipates as the sunlight comes in bringing its warmth and rays of light. Allow your inner ‘you’ to permeate with a light that will make your fog retreat, allowing clarity to infiltrate your brain and spirit.