This passage was sent to me by a friend.. I really liked it and found it reassuring.
It's not easy to know how to feel, or what to do, or not to worry what the future might bring on a micro or macro level. It's awful for those who have been directly affected by the virus and lost their lives or people they they love. It's awful for those that are losing their livelihoods as society locks down.
Frankly it is a serious, broken mess.. right now but…
I believe, like a personal "Dark Night of the Soul" where a person has to hit rock bottom in order to rise back into a better, happier, more conscious life, re-learning and un-learning and healing ghosts of the past - this is what is happening to humanity....
The universe has said STOP. ENOUGH.. Go to your rooms and think about what you have done!
Humanity must unite, treat the earth and environment better, slow down and live life, be kinder to themselves and each other. Stop the frenetic pace, the mindless consumption, the relentless striving, the 24 hour contact with work, the pressure, the pollution, the war against other humans.
The lockdown is providing a space for nature to repair itself as we take ourselves out of it’s path. The factories a not working so they are not polluting and China can see sky for the first time in years. Fish and even dolphins have returned to Venice’s canals now the tourists have gone.
Of course this leads to other problems.. the people who’s livelihoods that depend on China’s industry and Venice’s tourism, for example…
It means we have to do EVERYTHING differently and society will change. I don’t have the answers but I do have faith and I do have hope. I know we are agile and and resilient and life will go on and we will thrive once more. I find it reassuring to think this way. I can’t think in the catastrophe..
It’s going to be okay in the end so if it’s not okay it’s not the end. -
Maybe I’m naive, but it helps me though.
How we think about and face the things we have in front of us directly effects our experience of them, so try and fear less and see the adventure and possibility. There is a lot to be grateful and thankful for.
So on a micro level, take this time at home to clean your things, throw stuff away, spend time with your kids, get into your work in a new way, be by yourself, meditate, slow the eff down and give yourself the permission to take this time to reflect, reset, prepare for a new tomorrow. Try not to worry. There will be relief to help us get through financially and there has to be optimism.
Move your body - Pilates will lift you.. Feeling sluggish and stiff will bring you down so expand into your days and stretch, move and connect. I have made a a couple of Mat Pilates videos in the last couple of days so you can get on your living room/bedroom floor at home.
As always, listen to your body, go within your limits and taken responsibility for yourself in class. Have fun!
Thank you. In health and happiness
Laura X
