I feel overwhelmed sometimes, wondering what people come here to read, what they expect me to say and whether anything I do say makes a difference in the grand scheme of things. There was a time when words sounded so beautiful that I used to hear them, like sweet notes in my head. There was a time when everything felt true and lovely and fresh. But the world has turned bleak and I have lost by way in this world of words. There's too much noise everywhere and it seems that the places we can run to for some refuge, some respite from the constant jabbering, are disappearing.
This year that we were all looking forward to with such anticipation (new year, new decade and all that) has punched us all in the gut. It's been one mad event after another, like a roller-coaster that has lost control. You all know what I am talking about so I am not going to even bother mentioning them. My country has, perhaps, lost the plot more than any other country in the world. It has been hijacked by criminals who have infiltrated every possible institution that exists; and, as assassinated Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia wrote just minutes before the car she was driving was blown up: There are crooks everywhere you look now. The situation is desperate. It was desperate in 2017 and it still is now. Even more so. I feel weary and sometimes I can't even find the little energy it requires to sit down and write Like many of you, I feel like burying my head in the sand in the hope that IT (or I should say our collective troubles) will all go away. IT won't, but we can hope, and try to find solace in all the beautiful things that have the power to draw us away from the harshness, the grief and the ugliness and help us experience a few gentle moments.
So today I wanted to share a few blogs where I find comfort in the beautiful words and images shared by some wonderful women. I won't say much about them. Just go and discover them for yourselves.
If you want to discover more delightful women check out Blogs by women over 40 that I love to read.
And if you haven't yet come across a video of Stjepan Hauser playing the cello you're missing out on something really special. Here's a link to his official You Tube channel, I promise that you won't want to leave.
P.S. Hope you enjoy these photos of some beautiful autumn sunsets that we've had lately. All photos from our balcony during some gentle moments.
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