Hi - Maybe it's time to reactivate this discussion. Nature is a great healer and a great soother.
Here in Deep South Texas, Covid-19 has arrived and we are seeing the same restrictions and suffering the same fears as the rest of the country. Schools are closed, businesses closing, mad rush for supplies underway... It feels a bit different for many of us because our homes and families are 1000-2000 miles away, and the journey back looks perilous with all the closings and uncertainties.
Parks, beaches, arboretums are all closing here too. However, we can still stroll in the parks and sit quietly on the benches to meditate or pray, or simply to be. Where I live, we walk every morning, and now with most activities cancelled, nearly every evening as well.
We are watching the birds mating (quite fascinating and sometimes amusing), the plants and trees blooming or preparing to do so, the bugs and butterflies flitting. It makes me realize we humans are a small bit of a much larger universe, and that the current crisis may bend and change us, but it too shall pass.
I wish all of you the ability to observe nature, close up or through your window, to find some peace in this trying time.
Please be kind to yourselves and each other, and be patient with all of our public officials as they attempt to navigate this unprecedented emergency.
Sue