“Don’t
underestimate the value of Doing Nothing, of just going along,
listening to all the things you can’t hear, and not bothering.”
—Winnie the Pooh
—Winnie the Pooh
No, this isn't a snow day...and we don't know how long this "storm" will keep us home, away from one another, out of our norm. Perhaps we are heading for a new normal, one we may not like very much. Or maybe we need to look at this frightening and isolating time as a big STOP button, an "opportunity" to slow it all down, take stock of our frenetic existence, realize that we have been doing this all wrong-moving too fast, not truly connecting, losing our sense of selves and of others in a blur of self imposed "busy". No one wanted this, and we fear for where we are headed, but maybe, just maybe this pause, this stopping of the world, will help us appreciate doing nothing! rediscovering the joy in little things-reading a book, watching a funny movie together, having good conversations, albeit over skype, with those we care about, playing an old fashioned board game or card game or doing a puzzle, getting outside for a run or a walk, playing in the dirt in the garden, winding a skein of yarn ...Hopefully, even in our isolation, this remarkable and frightening moment will serve to remind us to care, will connect us and make us see that no matter who we are we share this moment and we must meet this moment together with a purpose of caring. So let's breathe, take this in small bites-there is a lot we don't know and we cannot control, but we can find a common truth again and find a common sense that we are in this together. Stay put! Stay Safe! Stay Well! Stay Kind!
"A little consideration, a little thought for others, makes all the difference."
~Eeyore
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