Over the past week, as the news of the world grew more and more disturbing each day, I was well into my reading of a book called Bittersweet by Susan Cain. A thoughtful blend of narrative, psychology, social theory, and self-help, this book is about longing and how the purpose of longing isn’t necessarily to gain possession of whatever we’re longing for, but to understand and value the experience of longing itself as an integral component of being alive and human. What I long for right now is a more peaceful world, one without senseless slaughter and destruction.
I love this story, Myrl! We should all stop for ducks more often 😂