MARCH 14
Definite work is not always that which is cut and squared
for us, but that which comes as a claim upon the conscience,
whether it’s nursing in a hospital, or hemming a handker-
chief.
—ELIZABETH M. SEWELLWhen we are recovering from grief, sometimes everything
seems too much trouble, every task too heavy to undertake.
So we are stuck, doing nothing, waiting for some Big Project
or Big Event to call us out of our lethargy.
But maybe no such summons will occur. Or if it does, it
may be too much for us to take on.
The important thing is to pay attention to the small nudges
we receive—some simple thing I might enjoy doing today,
some minor project that might seem worthwhile. Anything
to get the ball of activity rolling again. This is no time to be
figuring out one’s Lifework. This is a time to follow up on
the small urgings, like calling a friend, clearing a few feet
of the garden, or mailing a package, even returning a book
to the library. Anything to establish ourselves as people who
can take initiative.
Today, I will listen for a hint of something new I might do. And
do it.