And On We Go

Northern California is heading into another heat wave, much to my chagrin.  When it's too hot, I seem to slow down in every way, including in my ability to be decisive and articulate.  I've begun this post 5 different times, changing the title and content with each iteration, and I don't even think it's worthy of publishing yet, but on we go.

I've begun to use that expression of late: "and on we go."  A colleague of mine used it at the end of a telephone conversation and I liked it a lot.  He happens to be a psychologist, so when he said it I recall wondering to myself if he uses that term at the end of conversations he has with clients, too.  Probably.  He probably uses it all the time and with everyone. 

In any case, the phrase makes me think of cliches such as "go with the flow," "the path of least resistance," etc.  But I like this one better.  It's inclusive, i.e., "we," and one can infer that energy / life / the world continues to move forward regardless of circumstances.  All that, and we're part of it.

My sister, Sherryl, gets the results of her PET scan today.  We're staying very optimistic that the news will be encouraging.  She is a model for accepting circumstances and moving with them rather than against them.  There have indeed been some setbacks for her and us over the past year and a half, but she teaches us resilience and grace and truth and love.  Hurray for you, Sis.

And on we go.