New words in the English language - compartmentalise.
O.K. - It’s not a new word but it hasn’t been used much for most of my life - not until the last decade or so.
I can’t say the word without stumbling. I have to pause and break it down and then say it slowly. It’s the only word which affects me in such a way..... such is the meaning of that word.
Like cognitive dissonance, words and phrases make a place for themselves as our changing reality requires.
How to successfully add such a word to my life experience when I’d rather integrate than compartmentalise. Don’t think about it? Let it be?
I can’t change the outer reality of this world except within the context of my interactions with other people. I know that my life will end - sooner or later - and the best that I can manage, thus far, is to be aware and to care but not be overcome by that capacity to care.
Life unfolds as the garden grows. Change is constant as I’m reminded by Daffodils replacing Jonquils replacing Snowdrops. There is no pause although the depths of winter can make it appear as though change has stopped entirely.
Below the surface, growth continues and, perhaps that’s the mantra for this time. There are no easy answers nor ready responses which will magically solve the ills of the world.
At such times, it makes the heart sore to think too far ahead so, perhaps, being in the moment, as best you can, is sufficient.