730 things — Day 108 of 365

 "Problems arise where things accumulate." (Toinette Lippe)

I've been thinking about blood clots.

If you have ever suffered from blood clots in the superficial veins of your legs, you will know that the condition is agonising. There are solutions as I've gradually discovered, but I'm thinking about it as a metaphor rather than as a health challenge at the moment.

Blood clots in the leg veins can arise from more than one cause, but a common one is vein inflammation. I'm not sure if this is right but I suppose the blood clots are kind of like scabs on abraded skin, but inside.

A scab, or a blood clot, is a response to when something is hurt, then. 

I think accumulation of belongings can be similar. People gather things to themselves for comfort and restoration, in response to life being difficult. Getting something is comforting. But then (like a scab or a blood clot) there it is. In healthy circumstances, the next natural step is to disperse it — keep the circulation flowing, let things go, help stuff dissolve. Accumulation that is not dispersed is a disease condition, and the vessels where it happens suffer.

Do you know the work of Tosha Silver? She writes primarily about trust in God, about entirely surrendering one's life to the Divine, and relying on the flow of grace for sustenance and provision — living generously and walking lightly.

She said this:

I think it's wise.

Today I am releasing two more books (good ones) into the wild.

These:

They have been donated to the second-hand bookshop down the hill.