I'm sorry to say, we don't seem to be seeing the best in people these days. I find it necessary to limit the (bad) news, find some happy and uplifting news stories, and devote as much of my day as possible to observing the natural world, mostly in silence. Meister Eckhart said, "To the quiet mind all things are possible." That's what I strive for, a quiet mind. The only thing I really have any power over is myself.
I watch my cats in the garden, water my yard, look at the weather forecasts, tidy my house, read books cook, and scrupulously avoid CNN or MSM. Gab on occasion, but mostly Substacks that i subscribe to and Zerohedge. Listen to CDs in the car not radio... and it is definitely working as it keeps my stress lower.
Sounds a lot like my routine, Oona. I'm still working but it's work I love, with plants. Still stressed, though. I'm seeing people with masks on, indoors and out, every day. Wish I could just shrug my shoulders and laugh at them, but it hits me that these are the people who will greet the next atrocity with open arms. I need to move out of California and never look back.
Yes, you DEFINITELY need to leave CA ASAP. I do not know how people can actually live there. Drought, wildfire, pandemic, crime, taxes till you drop, earthquakes, and all made worse by 'the authorities'. When I moved to Florida, from NoVa it was like a huge weight was lifted off my shoulders. Just the atmosphere changed and I can't tell you how, but I feel it in my daily interactions.
Thank you, I do need that encouragement. We live in the most beautiful and most dysfunctional place on earth, a stunning valley hidden in the mountains with an Indian reservation making up a large part of the area. Seven tribes, many of them enemies, were forced to come here. The place is beautiful and historically drenched in blood. Fifty years of cannabis growing has suddenly ended for the vast majority of people here and we've been plunged into an economic hardship even beyond what the rest of the country is experiencing. My partner's been here 45 years, I've been here 29 years; it's a hard place to come to and a harder place to leave. We have Baja in our sights, but at 79 that man is hard to shift. He'll go for days without seeing anyone to do more than wave to, just communes with our garden, the animals and the birds. Lucky guy. I, on the other hand, have to deal with Mexican cartel guys and mask-wearing Trump haters who babble on about climate change. I can't wait to leave.
I'm sorry to say, we don't seem to be seeing the best in people these days. I find it necessary to limit the (bad) news, find some happy and uplifting news stories, and devote as much of my day as possible to observing the natural world, mostly in silence. Meister Eckhart said, "To the quiet mind all things are possible." That's what I strive for, a quiet mind. The only thing I really have any power over is myself.
I watch my cats in the garden, water my yard, look at the weather forecasts, tidy my house, read books cook, and scrupulously avoid CNN or MSM. Gab on occasion, but mostly Substacks that i subscribe to and Zerohedge. Listen to CDs in the car not radio... and it is definitely working as it keeps my stress lower.
Sounds a lot like my routine, Oona. I'm still working but it's work I love, with plants. Still stressed, though. I'm seeing people with masks on, indoors and out, every day. Wish I could just shrug my shoulders and laugh at them, but it hits me that these are the people who will greet the next atrocity with open arms. I need to move out of California and never look back.
Yes, you DEFINITELY need to leave CA ASAP. I do not know how people can actually live there. Drought, wildfire, pandemic, crime, taxes till you drop, earthquakes, and all made worse by 'the authorities'. When I moved to Florida, from NoVa it was like a huge weight was lifted off my shoulders. Just the atmosphere changed and I can't tell you how, but I feel it in my daily interactions.
Thank you, I do need that encouragement. We live in the most beautiful and most dysfunctional place on earth, a stunning valley hidden in the mountains with an Indian reservation making up a large part of the area. Seven tribes, many of them enemies, were forced to come here. The place is beautiful and historically drenched in blood. Fifty years of cannabis growing has suddenly ended for the vast majority of people here and we've been plunged into an economic hardship even beyond what the rest of the country is experiencing. My partner's been here 45 years, I've been here 29 years; it's a hard place to come to and a harder place to leave. We have Baja in our sights, but at 79 that man is hard to shift. He'll go for days without seeing anyone to do more than wave to, just communes with our garden, the animals and the birds. Lucky guy. I, on the other hand, have to deal with Mexican cartel guys and mask-wearing Trump haters who babble on about climate change. I can't wait to leave.
DEFINITELY key, limiting the bad news, focusing on the beauty and the mystery of world around us.
B/c sometimes birds are a more interesting mystery than people!
In my view, they are.