"I have just three things to teach:
simplicity, patience, compassion."
Lao-Tzu
During this time of COVID, our boundaries continue to shift. We are more aware of excursions outside of our homes and the distance we maintain between others. In one sense, our surroundings have simplified our opportunities for giving.
There tends to be a slower pace and when we find ourselves growing impatient, we can give smiles with our eyes or we can make gestures for one other to move in front of us. We can quietly assist a person who is struggling in reaching, stepping or walking. So simple and it costs nothing.
These opportunities will help us feel better as we remain isolated. It seems more appropriate to spontaneously send a quick e-mail or message just to touch base. The effort to reach out can be so simplistic, and yet compassionate. We will spontaneously brighten these slow paced days.
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