#75 – keeping the heart open Even during the struggle by Hima Batavia
Another piece by Hima that struck a chord with me.
Some excerpts that resonated the most
C says that this time of the year is harder than the winter because everything around us is dying. Death is in the air, mulch is on our shoes, and our coats are not warm enough for the grief.
Hima Batavia
We often think of seasonal cycles based on a 365-day solar year, but these atmospheric phases map onto so many units of time – from the semesters of a growing embryo to monthly menstrual cycles, the phases of coming to age, the news cycle, the configuration of planetary movements and the eras and ages of human existence.
Hima Batavia
Numbness can be tricky like that because if you don’t stop to tune in, you can miss the memo that nothing is moving, even if life continues in motion; there are still meetings, we go for photo-worthy hikes, plans for Diwali and Halloween are brimming, and they are all wonderful, even if muted. Once you do tune in, it can be pretty odd and terrifying that our heart, the beat and rhythm of life, can close.
Hima Batavia
How do we keep our hearts open during these times – these cycles washed over by personal and collective death, destruction and transformation? How might we feel connected during phases of profound hopelessness or overwhelm?
Hima Batavia