Reflections at 48

I am quarantined, like much of humanity, and I am happy to be alive.

I hear a lot more birds and a lot more ambulances. One third of humanity is sheltering in place to stop the spread of a pandemic.

What is going on?

I feel that the universe is telling us to stop. For me, we exist in conversation with the universe, and sometimes messages require reflection and interpretation. Not here. This message is clear.

We need to stop now. 

We have created this relentless desire for more. More food. More substances. More experiences. More toys. More houses. We run round endlessly pursuing materialistic trauma loops, easing pain with material things.

We need to work on things that matter.

We make more to get more, so we do a lot of unimportant things. We can’t even stop doing things that don’t matter when our lives depend on it. This much needed pause leave us sheltered alone to reflect on what matters.

We are stewards of this planet.

We face so many existential threats of our own making. For many of us, living in balance and in harmony has been lost. We have the power to be beautiful. We can foster creation, and we can inspire life.

There is no end to our potential.

Watching our response to the virus has been inspirational. The virus has awakened us. There is much damage for us to undo. We care, and we can do remarkable things when we try.

What can be?

We are taking a break to protect the old and the weak among us. How beautiful is that? We have this moment to reflect on what we want and to start working on things that matter.

We can make this world as beautiful as we want. We are among the fortunate to experience a new decade and a new chapter of humanity. There is not going back, only forward. 🙏