Recalculating: December 8 - 14

How did we get here? I'm feeling disoriented and afraid of where we are heading. I can't listen to the news without my stomach being in knots. Sometimes, I want to quit my job and devote myself to climate change, protection of trans people, or supporting undocumented people before it is too late. My internal GPS is telling me it is time to recalculate.

Before I decide to become a hermit or an activist, I need to find my center again. Instead of zeroing in on one direction or the other, I'm turning inward and I'm turning outward, figuring out how to make room for both. Yes, I will still meditate and pay attention to the turmoil within, but I also promise to stay engaged, to resist hatred in all its forms, and to take care of the earth, my neighbor, and the most vulnerable.

And I plan to take an art class. I want to create beauty so I don't forget the gift of being human.

Practice

I encourage you do three things this week:

1. Turn inward - make time for self-care, meditate, journal, read, catch up on sleep, make soup. Listen to nature, slow down, hibernate.

2. Turn outward - call a friend, consume less, donate, volunteer, look in the eyes of a stranger.

3. Turn to joy - make space for something new. Listen to your heart. Listen to your gut. Break out of your routine and dare to be brave.