Life's Miracles

Cory W. Watts from Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)

COVID-19 makes one feel like there is no bottom or top to the crisis as if we are in mid-air. Wind and cold air hit us from all sides like we were holding onto an airplane wing with no sure grip. The only solution is to ride the wing like a surfer feeling the current and gliding with it. To be in the moment. No past. No future. Just discoveries of life's miracles in our true home--the present moment.

Life is upside down in a COVID-19 world.

Erin / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)

In a COVID-19 world, perspective is upside down. Nothing seems as it should. The invisible virus stalks cells yet makes us prisoners in our cells behind masks and protective gear. There is no comfort being upside down. Too much blood rushes to the head. Pressure builds as the familiar seeps away. Too much is changed and we become dizzy with fear. The outer world is askew. The only comfort comes when we close our eyes and seek inner peace. Peace comes with a concentration on relaxed breathing. Breathe in and slowly breathe out. Now we connect with our bodies. Thoughts come and go like clouds. Being present in the now heals the fears and strengthens perspective. Though upside down, we can learn to purr with rhythmic breathing.