I sat
down at my desk this morning...the ‘Big Table’ from The 4th Street Cafe and
started to write a list for the day. My mind wandered to memories of the
people that shared meals here back when this was the community table at my
little bakery cafe in Manhattan, Kansas.
Total
strangers became beautiful friends at this table. People gathered here to love
on one another as they bellied up to this weathered piece of wood for food and conversation.
Those
lovely memories brought me back to now. Where are they? How are they
doing?
I started
to think about our current state of affairs. I know many are worried
about finances and health but we will be okay.
We. Will. Be. Okay.
I
promise.
For the
first time in maybe ever... our world is quieter, softer, simpler.
There’s a peace settling in. Do you feel it yet? Are you allowing it?
There’s a peace settling in. Do you feel it yet? Are you allowing it?
There
are many people suffering as a result of this, yet, at the same time, our world has
collectively come together like never before.
They’ve
shut down consumerism, religion, and capitalism.
Technology that could divide us is bringing us closer.
A worldwide illness that could kill us, is uniting us.
At
first, I was absorbing the anxiety of everyone around me.
Now I’m feeling a sense of peace and calm. What are you feeling?
Now I’m feeling a sense of peace and calm. What are you feeling?
I
believe there will be a mourning when we return to the ‘noise’ we feared losing.
What lesson can we learn from this?
What lesson can we learn from this?
Our
leaders continue to call the Covid-19 pandemic a ‘war’. On the hour, we are handed free tickets to the 'fear factor' show with the intention of stimulating our anxiety and
uncertainty.
The
funny thing is, if we disconnect from the sensationalism and fear mongering,
the orders we have been given are actually drawing us closer together.
Our
sensibilities and trust in what we know to be good and right will reveal the peace that lives within us and that will become the louder voice!
The peace that lives within us will become the louder voice!
People have
started to value what’s most important and recognizing what they can
live without.
We are
learning that we are a creative, kind, powerful, and intuitive
people.
and much better together than we are apart.
Turn
off the noise. Turn off the talking heads. Tune in to your gifts... Your
people, your creativity, your healthy body, the quiet... find the beauty in
this moment.
I love
you.
Christieđź’—