Our worlds have gotten smaller. This safe at home order has made me really think about what is essentail in my life. So far, it seems, some things that are necessary for survival don't equate things necessary for mental stability. My husband and I took the kids all the way to Ann Arbor to walk a nature trail rather than walk our normal route on Belle Isle just to see some new scenery. I can only walk around the same block so many times.
At first it was exciting, we moved into a new house at the same time the girls school was cancelled. Exploring our new neighborhood would be fun! Week by week it seems our boundaries get smaller. With shops closed and play grounds off limits, we are back to circling the same block.
We have tried different routes, scavenger hunts, and riding our bikes and scooters, but the monotony is starting to get to me. I wish I had the wonder that my kids have. They always notice something new and their imaginations can run wild all day. Today's exercises came from a need to discover something new within this space that I have been spending so much time. In the very literal sense, my body. Exploring the limitations of stillness, while battling a need to reach out, expand. In an attempt to re-awake my 'wonder' I'll be taking a walk, inviting people to join me virtually. Maybe they will notice something I haven't.
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