Wandering Along the Path: Right Speech

I'm beginning to sign petitions again.  That's how I know I'm back and not on vacation.  I loved not seeing or hearing anything about what was going on in Washington D.C. but I AM a citizen, so back to the grind.  I'm discouraged about letters to the editor, though, because none of mine have been published.  Yesterday and today were hot here, and though I love it, I slow way down and amble my way through the day.  Today will be all about laziness.  We saw "Maudie" yesterday, with Sally Hawkins and Ethan Hawke.  It was Maudie Lewis' story.  She was a folk artist in Nova Scotia, and her work gained worldwide recognition in her lifetime.  It's a sweet story, of two misfits who found each other, learned to love and support one another, and stayed in their tiny house to the end of their days.  It shows rather than tells what creativity is, and the images are beautiful and wise.  I wept at the sheer tenderness of the endeavor of surviving, living and growing into who you are meant to be.