Yes indeed! We will have a “new normal” as I call it. We are blessed with the virtue of adaptability and our past is a prime example. I hope is that as we journey through this universal challenge we emerge keeping the basic values of humanity, to be in a community where each human being, each of us feels safe, valued, loved and cared for who we are. Let’s start now!
A walk in wilderness, literary and physically, cannot only be refreshing and reinvigorating, it can also provide time and space for introspection and reflection which may not be available in a busy workplace or home environment. Both are necessary to assess past performances, the current status and future planning of life. When we walk in wilderness far from the distractions and deafening cacophony of incessant noise of any sort, our mind too wanders with us in this wilderness and can achieve a state of peace and serenity.
The determination to take such a walk is voluntary with the known perils of the surroundings. This demonstrates the grit and willingness to think things over, to review, reassess and revise. It also shows the readiness to accept resilience, which is the flexibility to accommodate and adjust. The walk provides a breath of fresh air, a cooling and calming breeze and the opportunity to overcome the hurdles of the path. It also teaches us to ever remain alert, mindful of the sneaking predators, and to protect ourselves from the from falls and slips. In summary, a walk in the wilderness prepares us to overcome our fears of obstacles and struggles ahead. Metaphorically, life itself is a walk, through the wilderness, through unchartered waters and territories, with our strength unknown and our future uncertain. The rituals we follow and the relationships that we decide to make on the way become the subjects of reflection and contemplation as we walk forwards in life. Cumulatively, this is called experience which shapes our lives for times to come, helps us to determine how to act and react, whether with the hard grit of determination or the soft and elastic resilience of give and take. One must necessarily walk through the wilderness of life, physically and mentally, for the health of our body, peace and serenity of our mind, and happiness and solace for our soul. A walk in the wilderness can be the best balm for healing of all three, the body, the mind and the soul.
The grim fact is that the virus is here to stay. It is going to change the way we practice in the future -that is the reality in my field at least. We will learn to adapt like we did from HIV. Some day it will become less of a horror to future generations the same way HIV or polio or small pox has been to ours. I keep telling myself that, as I read, study and learn what I can about it, from reliable sources. For self-care I take walks early before the streets fill with people and practice social distancing. I offer help and do what I can when the help is accepted.
Yes indeed! We will have a “new normal” as I call it. We are blessed with the virtue of adaptability and our past is a prime example. I hope is that as we journey through this universal challenge we emerge keeping the basic values of humanity, to be in a community where each human being, each of us feels safe, valued, loved and cared for who we are. Let’s start now!
A walk in wilderness, literary and physically, cannot only be refreshing and reinvigorating, it can also provide time and space for introspection and reflection which may not be available in a busy workplace or home environment. Both are necessary to assess past performances, the current status and future planning of life. When we walk in wilderness far from the distractions and deafening cacophony of incessant noise of any sort, our mind too wanders with us in this wilderness and can achieve a state of peace and serenity.
The determination to take such a walk is voluntary with the known perils of the surroundings. This demonstrates the grit and willingness to think things over, to review, reassess and revise. It also shows the readiness to accept resilience, which is the flexibility to accommodate and adjust. The walk provides a breath of fresh air, a cooling and calming breeze and the opportunity to overcome the hurdles of the path. It also teaches us to ever remain alert, mindful of the sneaking predators, and to protect ourselves from the from falls and slips. In summary, a walk in the wilderness prepares us to overcome our fears of obstacles and struggles ahead. Metaphorically, life itself is a walk, through the wilderness, through unchartered waters and territories, with our strength unknown and our future uncertain. The rituals we follow and the relationships that we decide to make on the way become the subjects of reflection and contemplation as we walk forwards in life. Cumulatively, this is called experience which shapes our lives for times to come, helps us to determine how to act and react, whether with the hard grit of determination or the soft and elastic resilience of give and take. One must necessarily walk through the wilderness of life, physically and mentally, for the health of our body, peace and serenity of our mind, and happiness and solace for our soul. A walk in the wilderness can be the best balm for healing of all three, the body, the mind and the soul.
The grim fact is that the virus is here to stay. It is going to change the way we practice in the future -that is the reality in my field at least. We will learn to adapt like we did from HIV. Some day it will become less of a horror to future generations the same way HIV or polio or small pox has been to ours. I keep telling myself that, as I read, study and learn what I can about it, from reliable sources. For self-care I take walks early before the streets fill with people and practice social distancing. I offer help and do what I can when the help is accepted.