Robinzz3@aus.social
THE APOCALYPSE HAS NOT
REACHED THE SNUG 💎
Outside the front door, the world is noisy. Wars. Politics. Outrage. Predictions. Arguments. Videos designed to frighten or provoke us. Every screen seems to be shouting that SOMETHING IS WRONG.
And yet here, this morning, the house is simply humming along.
Pete is here in his chair reading. The dogs are here, full of food, resting in their beds. The kettle boils. The rooms are warm. Nothing is required of me except to be here where I am.
It is strange how easily the mind can leave this present moment and enter a world made almost entirely of stories about the past and future.
The suffering in the world is real enough. But so is the presence in this room. So are these satisfied pups. So is this moment's breath.
Sometimes it helps me to remember that the whole world is not actually happening blow by blow in my living room.
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A "snug" is a small room or area in an English house. No matter how small or grand the home, it's the only room one can keep reasonably warm and comfortable on a cold night.
-- The Onion's version of Rightmove's dictionary for foreign home owners. ;-)
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Exactly. Ours even has the regulation wood fire, red walls, and has no windows; it's at the centre of the house with rooms all around it and two small dogs strategically positioned to absorb the heat.
I believe that makes it an officially certified Snug. 😉
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And a very comfy looking one at that.