So cold, so sleety, so windy………
and yet we can find pleasure in the adversity!
Quite a task to shovel out of our house and clear a path past the car and onto the (fortunately) plowed) driveway. I know more snow will fall, but at least this headstart didn’t wear me down and will make it easier to clean off car and exit when I need to do that.
Hope everyone out there is safe, warm, and finding good things to do–good for body and mind. Maybe some tai chi? Some qigong? A good book? Writing?
Those of us with a few years under our belts remember the Limbo, with everyone bending backwards trying to get under the pole and the person capable of bending furthest–without falling over– winning the game. Hawaiin music, tropical drinks of one kind or another. Lots of laughter.
These days, with all the political chaos, it sure feels like we’re in limbo and I ask myself how low will some of these politicians sink. They go down, down, down, and when they do, perhaps they feel like they’ve won, but oh man, the rest of us will be losers.
As a tai chi practitioner and teacher, it seems inappropriate for me to write about the political scene, but it simply can’t be ignored. What it can be is at least balanced by other kinds of activities: tai chi, dancing, writing, drawing, qigong, swimming, long walks in a bright snow-filled landscape or on a beach somewhere. Deep breaths. Lots of them.
Hold onto your balance and then dive back in. Decide where you can make meaningful donations of time or money. Breathe again. Read the news. Breathe. Return to tai chi….
Hold your values close and your friends closer!
