Before&Laughter

Those familiar questions again…

“Do you work?”

“What do you do?”

These questions trigger an awareness that

There are a lot of things that I haven’t done

That most women in my culture do these days

And most of the things I do, I don’t get paid for…

Some might say I’ve been constrained, restricted

Some might call me privileged

Some marvel at my ‘good deeds’

Some might simply call me old fashioned

But really,

I am just doing what I can do

And I am enjoying it

And if what I do brings you joy

If you benefit from my efforts too,

That creates connection

And I am thankful for that.

I am thankful for the gift of time

Time with my children

Time to rest and contemplate

Time to study and learn

Time to be creative

Time to journey with fellow lonely travellers

And the gift of being content with what I have

Call me good or bad, idealistic or old fashioned…

I’m trying not to care

I’m just doing what I can do