Rite of Spring

Perspectives from The Artist's Road

It’s easy to get bogged down in anxiety and fear these days. None of us got the script for this particular movie, so it’s impossible to know for sure what tomorrow will bring. We mustn’t allow ourselves to get self-absorbed with despair while trying to navigate our way through this new land without any reliable maps.

Nature can be a big help here. The earth is still turning and secure in its orbit around the sun. We are still breathing. We are advised by experts that it can be very helpful to establish regular routines for our new home-bound lives, no matter the type of activity. Getting up and going to bed at a regular time each day is important. This time of year, arising with the sun is a very good way to get started in a positive frame of mind. It is spring, and all the creatures and plants of the earth are moving forward with their urgent lives. They pay us no heed, for the most part, and go about their lives with what appears to be unbridled joy. The male frogs sit on the edge o…