At Peace

In the evenings here we can sometimes get Seattle AM radio. Last night was one of those nights and when I came in, after enjoying a cup of tea with a few other ladies, Art had the news on the radio. I sat down with my knitting to listen. The stock market had gone down, the UW Huskies had not won a game, the big auto manufacturers had been turned down for aid from congress. The litany of bad news went on and on and I suddenly felt a sick feeling of fear deep in my stomach. I realized that this tension in my gut was something that I lived with everyday in Ellensburg. Here at Holden, I get the news every day via the Internet. I read the headlines and a few other postings but I am not bombarded with the doom and gloom that the mainstream media projects into our homes.

I much prefer this peace that I walk with here in the mountains. When I go home again, I am going to fight my own personal "war on terror" and not invite the doom and gloom media into my home. I will work hard, stay informed, help my family and community but for my own personal health, I need to keep this fear out of my life. I will take care of what I need to and trust that you will do the same. God will do the rest.