Wandering Along the Path: Right Speech

We mailed in our ballots yesterday, and I listened to a dharma talk about courage in these times, and this morning woke up to a lovely, supportive message from a dear friend from grad school, who is many states away, and I feel I can do this thing: this no pod, frustrating and crazy making situation I'll soon be in. It also helped yesterday that I got two texts from friends who want to distance walk this week, both of whom I can pour my heart out to, and that, silly as it sounds, it was sunny. We are going to have a heat spell this week, which normally I would love, but given the fires and possibility of wind, well, you know. Apocolyptic scenario. I feel RAW, but I know damn well I'm not alone, just lonely, and we're all in this boat together. Let's see what we're made of - who knows - I might even learn to be courageous.