A Hundred Objects Close By

I know a cure for sadness: Let your hands touch something that makes your eyes smile.

I bet there are a hundred objects close by that can do it.

Look at beauty’s gift to us — her power is so great she enlivens the earth, the sky, and the soul. — Mira.

Mirabai is the most renowned woman poet-saint of India. When I read this poem I thought of my grandchildren’s new puppy. You want a cure for sadness, play with a puppy.

Mira is correct we are surrounded by objects that are sure to bring a change in mood. A photo album, a book we’ve read so many times the binding is coming loose, or a comfortable blanket that breaks a morning chill. Sadness, pity parties, and bad moods are all curable. Simply reach for one of a hundred things.

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About the author

Webb Hubbell is the former Associate Attorney General of The United States. His novels, When Men Betray, Ginger Snaps, A Game of Inches, The Eighteenth Green, and The East End are published by Beaufort Books and are available online or at your local bookstore. When Men Betray won one of the IndieFab awards for best novel in 2014. Ginger Snaps and The Eighteenth Green won the IPPY Awards Gold Medal for best suspense/thriller. His latest, “Light of Day” will be on the bookstands soon.