05/12/2021
Moving into summer of 2021 makes me want to squint my eyes a little, peek out from behind the curtains, and try to gauge the mood of the world before I get dressed and step outside.
I want to brace myself before slipping out of the cocoon I’ve been wrapped in this past year. I need a deep breath before stepping out into a world that has not felt welcoming or comforting or even safe recently.
Some of us, myself included, suffered real loss these past months. People have left the Earthly realm, leaving us to grieve. Many have lost jobs, homes, friendships. Sometimes, just breathing seems too hard.
As a collective, we have been through the wringer. We have seen more changes and challenges than have taken place in generations, if ever. The pandemic has forced us to look at our government, our communities, our friendships, and our work differently. Change is hard even when we are supported in it; forced on us this way, change feels untenable, almost impossible to tolerate and adapt to.
But adapt we must, and adapt we will, because that’s why we are here, as humans, on this planet at this time.
Do you feel something similar? I’ve been thinking about what I need to do in order to bring back the sense that life is back on track, even if it’s on a different track than it was on in 2019. (Go to my blog to see what I'm thinking , address in comments.)
