Today
Re-sharing "We'll make it today"
A story from earlier in the year. Seems appropriate right about now. ~JRC
We'll make it today
Looking for joy in the routine
first published as a subscribers-only story on January 30th, 2023
Well, I'm having one of those days where I can't find the words.
Occasionally, I have this gut-sinking feeling that I've said all I have to say about anything. I look back through my stories to see what topic, or what perspective, I've neglected. But instead of gaps that need filling, I see nothing but overlap. Each story weaves into the next under the common thread that making is a "good thing to do." But is it? If so, how many ways can I continue to say this? When so much lousy stuff is going on in this world, is making that important at all?
The tendrils of doubt envelop me, and I choke as the world fades.
But then I remember!
Or is it something external that alerts me to what I've known for some time? Either way, I know anew - it’s a moral imperative to share one's joy.
My joy?
I make things. And I write about it.
For three years now, that's been my mantra. Simple, perhaps overly so, but it works. And it continues to be a reason to get up and keep doing what I'm doing, even if it is a bit redundant.
Sure, there's novelty around every corner: new methods to try and new ways of seeing things. But if there is a purpose behind one's actions, everything need not be so fresh. It takes a little of the same ol' same ol' to keep the ball rolling. Yes, in even the most mundane parts of what we do, there is reason to continue. Routine is part of the ride, not a break from it.
I'm going to put the words away for now. Instead of struggling with this story, I will make something with my hands today, even if it's just some tinkering or perhaps a little shop cleaning. It won't be anything all that new; innovation is not in the cards on this rainy day. Instead, it's a good time for routine - and a little redundancy to see me through.
I need some joy, and I have others that require I share.
So here goes: I will make it today.
We'll make it today.
Until next time.
JRC