September 20, 2019: It's Friday in Kuwait- Saturday/Sunday too.

Today is Friday.

Friday here is like the Sunday in the US, in that it is the congregational prayer day, but not in that there is still another day of the weekend following, so it's also like the Saturday.

Not too much happening right now, which is what I have grown to relish. When I was younger, I wanted to go, do, see and be seen. Well, it's almost the opposite now. I want to stay, relax, hide away and be quiet. Funny that.

So Friday suits me well. A day of repose, a day to be contemplative, a day of approved removal.

Has anyone else noted a desire to remove themselves from the chaos that is our modern time? I have purposely not watched news sources, nor scrolled through sites that would bring me face to face with the ugliness. It's truly hard to bounce back from the negativity of current events and tendencies.

I find that being in a small country that is fairly uninvolved feels right. It's kind of like being with that person at the party who doesn't take sides when two popular folks start to go at each other. It's so nice to be with that person who pulls you away and says, you can hang with me and just avoid being drug into it.

Oh, I will be forced out of reclusiveness shortly. I will be a part of family Friday too. I will go out for Family Friday Dinner, and I will chat, observe, and relish the energy that comes along with that as well. For as much as I desire to be removed, I also desire to belong, to connect. And I suppose, if I am honest with myself, the act of creating, writing, blogging, etc. are all ways of reaching out for connection too.

But,

they are way of reaching out to connect with a safety net. A way of screening and vetting with whom I will connect, and how much connection is warranted.

Funny world we find ourselves in: longing for quiet, seeking escape, holding at arms' length, and yet, finding community in prayer, in family, in friends, in creation,
in Friday.