Lost and found

I was getting a little lost in the narrative there for a while. It’s easy to do. And it’s important to be informed so that, when it’s time to take action, you know how and when and where and why to do so.

But there are many, many, many narratives playing out on the world stage. Many, many, many reasons for us to be outraged.

So many reasons, that many of us, myself included, let our focus get shaken and stirred and swept away — with each staccato swipe of our thumbs.

It’s important to step back from the insanity. To log off. To spend time in the trees. To come back to ourselves, again and again.

Because often, for many of us, the best courses of action are those we can take when we walk out our front door. But we’re too distracted to notice what’s needed here and now when our focus is always “out there” in the land of internet breaking news.

Our communities — the ones we live in and move through daily — matter.

Remembering to come back to the Now reminds us that being present in community is good for self and for others. After all, it’s the place where our smallest actions add the biggest meaning.

It’s tempting to launch head first down every rabbit hole that invites our attention. I’d love to see a world where we all keep coming back to now, back to self, and back to the humans who surround us.