Being forced to Isolate feels like a punishment as if we were paying a collective karmic debt for something we did to the planet. But maybe it’s an opportunity. An opportunity to slow down, to watch our breath and more importantly, to watch our thoughts. Maybe we’ll have more respect for the noble doctors, nurses, truck drivers, grocery market workers and first responders. Maybe we’ll begin to see healthcare as a much needed human right rather than the complex motive driven cycles of deductibles and copayments. In the stay-busy lifestyle of the grind, we look but we don’t necessarily see. I don’t want to downplay the very real horrors and losses of this Covid 19 pandemic crisis, of which there are many, but I’m also thinking this could be a reset. This reset could be the blossoming perception that we are all more connected than any of us ever imagined. As an unexpected bonus, I’m seeing my family more than I have all year. There’s more random disagreements, but there’s also more space for jokes and laughter. And laughter is cathartic. Sometimes it takes a crisis for us to recognize how connected we really are and the beauty laid bare before us.
A Blessing for Difficult Times
May you be safe and kind to everyone. May every one you love, be safe and kind to everyone. May everyone THEY love, be safe and kind to everyone, in widening circles all across the universe.
– Dennis Rivers