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Evening Review
Give thanks, share beauty, note joy:

Oh, bah, there was something i was very thankful for this morning -- i was going to write about it. I think it's that i let myself experience the support of having my boundaries respected. I have a volunteer role, i'm clear what my limits are, and now -- when someone else is dropping their responsibilities -- folks are respecting the fact that i don't need to pick up the pieces.

I feel like a slacker, delinquent in so many other responsibilities, it is delightful to experience saying, 'No, i can't," and having it respected and even called out.

I spent time in Meeting reflecting on that, on Simplicity (the theme of this month's advices and queries), on patience.

I am so confronted with how i cannot change myself except over slow and deliberate effort, with only small steps -- if i try to change too much... And others in Meeting were thinking of the atomic anniversaries: Nagasaki and Hiroshima. Someone spoke out of her heartbreak and anguish over her horror of those atrocities. I wonder about changing the world, changing myself. Am i sitting on my hands as injustices occur? And i think of the compassion and care particularly Christine shows to critters -- in the interconnectedness of all things are small acts of mercy and care just as important?

I also napped with Greycie, notable because i don't nap well, and i'm certainly not used to Greycie snuggling with me.

Noteworthy events (dining out, errands, correspondence):
Made it to F's for her knitting party. She was trying to clean out her yarn stash, and i took some russet yarn that went with my "Tatooine" dress. I'm making a stole.

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