I think spending time alone is so important. Sometimes everything just moves so fast that it’s nice to take some time to yourself and really allow yourself to process everything that is happening, the things that have happened.
Listening to the wind blowing through the trees, my heart skipps a beat. The sounds coming from the stereo are soothing, the sun is quietly rising behind the mountains down the street and all I can think is, “you’re so lucky.” And I am lucky.
I’m alive. I’m here. My brain works, and it takes me on captivating adventures, all while I’m sitting still. I allow myself to be moved by the music, the sounds of the earth, the places that I go and the people that I speak to. We are all united, and we are all here on this very planet, and I can’t help but think that we’re all connected. There’s got to be a reason that being in nature is so soothing to the human spirit. The connection to something so much larger than we are now.
Do y’all feel that? Something is happening. Whether or not we realize it, we’re changing the space around us. It might not feel like anything big or important but the actions we take, the words we use, the ways we resist, ripple through time and could very well be the cause to some affect at some point in the future.
Look at where the rivers flow, or even where they used to flow. You’ll notice that as the rivers move, so does the solid land around it. The most jagged of rock faces become smooth, and so slippery they evade your grasp nearly everytime. It happens. It’s gradual, barely even noticeable but, over time, the change can be magnificent. We see the Grand Canyon today because of rivers over 6 million years old. We’re like those rivers but we don’t have as much time.
Its overwhelming. There is so much wrong and so many things to be angry about. I know there are times when everything feels too heavy, too big, too scary. And sometimes it is. So we rest. Today, I need to remember that rest is not the same as giving up.
Water is powerful, but it’s patient. The space will adjust. The space around us will adjust to our movement. Sometimes all we can do is be and exist, and that’s okay.
Just like water