Loving Life Blog

I got the question on linkedin from a friend: “0 to 10…..0 is not serious and 10 is extremely serious…what do you rate what the world is going through?”

My take is this: “Nothing we can’t handle or survive – but serious enough for a wakeup call to do things differently in the future. Hopefully it will bring along great outcomes as well – for the planet and humans. 5? You?”

And I get this reading below back – you may already have read it – I have to share it. First post here in over 5 years.

A blog (some call it a poem) by Gurpreet Gill.

What If?​
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There is so much fear, and perhaps rightfully so, about COVID-19.​
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And, what if…​
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If we subscribe to the philosophy that life is always working out for us, that there is an intelligence far greater than humans at work…​
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That all is interconnected.​
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What if…​
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the virus is here to help us?​
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To reset.
To remember.​
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What is truly important.​
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Reconnecting with family and community.​
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Reducing travel so that the environment, the skies, the air, our lungs all get a break.​
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Parts of China are seeing blue sky and clouds for the first time in forever with the factories being shut down.​
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Working from home rather than commuting to work (less pollution, more personal time).​
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Reconnecting with family as there is more time at home.​
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An invitation to turn inwards — a deep meditation — rather than the usual extroverted going out to self-soothe.​
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To reconnect with self — what is really important to me?​
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A reset economically.​
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The working poor. The lack of healthcare access for over 30 million in the US. The need for paid sick leave.​
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How hard does one need to work to be able to live, to have a life outside of work?​
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To face our mortality — check back into “living” life rather than simply working, working, working.​
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To reconnect with our elders, who are so susceptible to this virus.​
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And, washing our hands — how did that become a “new” thing that we needed to remember. But, yes, we did.​
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The presence of Grace for all.​
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There is a shift underway in our society — what if it is one that is favorable for us?​
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What if this virus is an ally in our evolution?​
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In our remembrance of what it means to be connected, humane, living a simpler life, to be less impactful/ more kind to our environment.​
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An offering from my heart this morning. Offered as another perspective. Another way of relating to this virus, this unfolding, this evolution.​
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It was time for a change, we all knew that.​
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And, change has arrived.​
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What if…​