Plant and Paint

I’ve found a new way to handle life.

It involves a paint brush and some dirt. If I knew long ago, that all I had to do when things got tough, was surrender my thoughts to an unpainted wall or two, then I would have been a champion of life years ago.

Let’s get serious though. Being a champion at life, or trying to understand the challenges as they come at you like bugs in your windshield, is something I am still working on. I’m sure I will never get it all straight. However, for the time being, painting and planting are solving (or should I better say ‘delaying’) the tender issues of SWSC from my point of view.

I find ourselves at a crucial turning point over here in Kibombomene in terms of leadership. The people behind this organization, including me, need a readjustment or a refreshment or a rearrangement or something that involves being “re’d”. Maybe if we are “re’d” into something new than we will be able to keep moving forward positively. I feel so much pressure, because I feel like this is it. I won’t go into the details of what is happening over here. I won’t do that because I would be writing for days. It just seems though, that this current challenge will label us for the rest of our existence. Who are we and what did we start as SWSC? More importantly, who is that we are working for? Never mind all the nitty gritty details. I’m only sure that painting and planting are going to help me answer these questions.

If I paint and then I plant, then it seems easier to get through this. When painting, I can see progress. Although some of the progress is shared on my arms and legs, most of it gets on the wall. I can see that I am moving forward. It is simple. With one stroke here and another there, I am accomplishing something and boy does it feel good. When planting, I can feel growth. There is hope when you put something into the ground. Although not all of the seeds will take bloom, I can believe that most of them will. It is simple. With one seed here and another there, I am accomplishing something and boy does it feel good.

When I do these things, I am tricking my brain. I am letting it believe that I am getting some work done. If it weren’t for this, my brain would be overcome by the issues of SWSC. I don’t need that right now, because this new way to handle life includes being patient. I believe that after a few more painted walls then an answer will be revealed. I believe that after I plant those banana trees today then an answer will be revealed. Maybe it will happen somewhere in the midst of it all.

So, I urge you to paint a little and plant something with me. I think that if we are together on this, then we will come up with something that works for all of us. I can’t see that quite yet. When we do see it, then I believe what I know about the future of SWSC will come to life. That crucial turning point that I’m talking about involving our people over here, won’t seem so crucial because we will have made the right decision. We will have taken the right path.