Before COVID many of us were driving down the road of life, eyes down always looking ahead. Sometimes the road got rough and we slowed down, other times we were speeding along, enjoying the wind in our hair. Sometimes we stopped to get out; for a trip, a wedding or other event, but we always got back in and started down that road again.
When COVID hit, suddenly we couldn't see down the
road very far so we lifted our heads and looked around. What we saw were many
different side roads that we hadn't noticed before as well as a big parking
lot. Some of us chose to take a side road; learning a new process or skill set
we hadn't considered. Some of us were forced down one of those roads, adapting
to new ways and protocols. And others pulled over into that parking lot and
made a choice to wait it out and watched others drive by, either with criticism or encouragement. What we
all forgot in that moment is that all roads lead to the same place - EVOLUTION.
Evolution of mind, evolution of body and evolution
of spirit.
When the urgency of COVID is over there will be much discussion about it all. But one thing will be certain, each one of us and the collective will have grown; and the process of evolution will continue as it has for millions of years. So we can choose to see the good or the bad, the positive or the negative, the kindness of people or the selfishness. . . . But hopefully we can all see the wisdom of this shared experience, and come out of it just a little more EVOLVED.
