Today is Saturday July 25, 2020
I have a mindful living deck of cards and in pulling a random card today I read:
"life is routine and routine is resistance to wonder" - Abraham Joshua Heschel.
He was in touch with both god and the pitfalls of human existence. He believed the mundane and routine were things not to be taken for granted. He implored men and women to find wonder in all things by looking deeply into life and all it offers and to find what is amazing. In these pandemic times routine has become even more, well, routine. We find ourselves locked in to patterns of safety and precaution. We feel anxiety in moments which once were standard.
We may feel trapped inside the figurative bubbles we have created to avoid the coronavirus.
A virus which by the way has now infected 15 million people world wide in seven months time. It is easy to get lost in the routine of fear and fall into the trappings of complaining about our current world. It is understandable. We all want to go back to the way things were before this pandemic cracked our glass existence and leaked our snow globe lives all about the place. The clean up has been difficult.
Even though our lives may not look the same we must mend our globes and begin to see the wonders of the world. The wonders will never cease to exist even amidst the chaos. The earth is still beautiful and in some cases more so. Air pollution is down. Nature in a sense is thriving as we humans are putting less stress on the earth. Find in your own little corner of the world your own wonders.
Cherish them.
We can always enjoy the wonder that is a quiet morning outside. A bountiful hike to the hills. A walk in the park. Or a night under the stars. Life is too short to not take what is yours. If yours is the routine of waking up and loving someone or caring for someone then let that be the most amazing thing you do. While you still have life it is your charge to make it wonderful, amazing and less than routine. "Novelty is one of the fastest routes to creating new neural connections." - Eddie LeShure
When you perform the habits you find routine take notice of the sense of them. Smell the coffee you are brewing. Truly savor each bite of your breakfast. Feel your muscles ache or stretch as you walk or enjoy a morning yoga suite.
There is wonder in life.
And the fact that you are alive is a miracle.
For further thinking on this check out this article:
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/7-things-mindful-
Desejo a todos o melhor- (I wish you all the best translated from Portugese)
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