The sun shines bright today thawing the earth, warming bulbs to come bursting, dandelions to bloom. The green grass helps us forget last week: last week when we thought spring would never come. It was so cold, so cold- it hailed, it snowed. The wind blew a nasty slashing coldness through my face as I ran my morning run. Hats, gloves, scarves, and down jackets didn’t help. It was freezing.
And now this. Of course. We knew spring would come again. Yes, the weather has been changing. Yes, we’re stuck at home because of the Covid-19 pandemic, all isolating from our normal work/school/gym routines. Yes, it’s been hard, but at the same time: kinda fun. Baking more, cleaning and clearing up some, playing with social media more to touch base with friends. I wonder…
“In the midst of winter, I found within my own self an invincible summer”- Albert Camus, one of the foremost existentialist authors, long dead, became before he died a spiritual person…
Will we awaken to a new way of living, with less things, less travel, less busyness, more online work, more online creativity and political action. Less might be more! More of all the good things in life. More joy, more appreciation, more time in nature, more savoring of the simple things that make life living, that make human beings human.
Kindness, caring, compassion, empathy. Integrity, honesty, focus, determination. We have so many wonderful teachers in the world these days, I am grateful for this time to get to know some of them more. And I am grateful for this time to be able to focus on what’s important, my mission, what I can contribute.
If any of you are overwhelmed with anxiety in this day and age, you are not alone. This pandemic will change our country and our world in some strange ways. I am hoping for a miracle that all the rich people will band together to distribute their gargantuan wealth to all the struggling working people who are no longer able to earn. They may be clued in on the immense release and freedom that results from giving, the joy of giving, or maybe just the self-satisfaction from doing the right thing.
If you are overwhelmed with difficult feelings, I’d like to offer myself as a coach, to help you through this difficult time if I can. I can teach you some nice stress management techniques: the breathing, the body movement prayers, the walks in nature, the digging in the earth.
In the mean time, give yourself a hug from me, have a cup of lemonaide, and sweet dreams. Or as I used to say to my son all the time: Swedish Dreams. Happy Spring!