Where is the spirit?

This summer has been a peaceful time yet why do I feel so restless? As I get older I contemplate life and what it means. It puzzles me sometimes. I have a strong belief in the spirit of human nature but I constantly come across others who challenge this belief. They regard it as ‘wishfull thinking’ which unsettles me.  Yet as I try to meditate, in the stillness, my belief in the powerful force of our spirit remains.  I know very little about it yet within myself I know it is the right path for me to follow.  It is very hard to know which direction to go now. I suppose to look within to find myself?  There is strength there.  Is this the right direction to go? It is such a beautiful day.  I will go outside and walk the dog and enjoy the sun shining down on me and think beautiful thoughts.  

First day at nursery

Do you remember how you felt on your first day at school or nursery? Scared, anxious, excited, lonely? I remember it vividly and it was a long long time ago! That feeling of being lost, not knowing what to do, where to go, what is coming next.  Everyone goes through it and everyone copes with it to some degree but it does shape us and stays with us.  Now I’m on the other side of the fence I see first hand the trauma children go through on their first day.  One little girl said to me “I’m on my own”  She was in a classroom full of children. That really stayed with me.  I tried to make her feel better,  held her hand, reassured her, tried to take her mind off things.  Of course she got through her first day and came back again the next day hopefully when things were a bit easier for her.   I look around my class and see children who have been in the class nearly a year. They greet their friends at the door in the morning, sing songs, laugh, run, chat and argue as well.  Hopefully they have a good time and when they look back in years to come they won’t just remember scary times, but happy good feelings too.