We’re six months into this pandemic now, and the future doesn’t look any more certain than it did when all of this first started. But then, I suppose, that’s always the case. We never know what the future will bring. It just feels so different right now because we’re dealing with uncertainty at unprecedented levels.
Some days, the fear and uncertainty get to me, but I really try to not let myself get dragged own into the darkness. When I can take a longer and broader view of current events, I have to believe that ultimately, these challenging times are the beginning of a massive transformation for the planet on both a spiritual and practical level.
Change never comes easy. It involves letting go, grieving what was, and being open to possibilities. I don’t think things will ever be the same as they were before the pandemic, but maybe that’s not such a bad thing. Maybe the world needed to be shaken up to remind us that we were on a self-destructive course. Maybe it’s time to make different choices on both a personal and global level.
Making different choices will look different for each individual. For some people, the changes may be as small as carrying one small new habit acquired during quarantine forward, for others, it may involve something as major as moving to a different part of the world. No matter what choices you make, try to take a broader view and remember that “you create a good future by creating a good present,” as Eckart Tolle put it so succinctly.
These are wonderful insights Ingrid! Thank you so much. I will pass this on, crediting you if that is okay.
I’m glad you found it helpful, Lynda, and yes, absolutely, please pass it on with proper credit!
Thank you Ingrid for these Sunday thoughts and meditations.
I find them helpful.
The other day I was reading how the oceans have been recovering since covid. Hanauma Bay, in Hawaii, has become clearer and more fish coming back into the area again since the park has been closed. But the downside I have seen is when I go around town there is more trash laying around. Face masks and rubber gloves are now littering parking lots. I have seen pictures of birds twisted up in masks and it makes me sick. So, covid has been good for some things, but bad for others. It has changed my life as well. I don’t think I will hug or shake people’s hands anymore. And if someone blows out a candle on a birthday cake, I am not eating it.
Change won’t make a difference, but seeing it differently will make a difference.