Don’t be existentially depressed. Look… it’s summertime, and there’s a comet! The summer’s fully here and I’m so incredibly grateful to be able to get away from the heaviness of the city and into nature for a time. Yet why did I still feel off, at first, not as joyful, not as immersed in natural communication as I did in the past? A week of sun and swimming in the ocean, garden veggies and visible stars at night, tree blessings and mosquito bites brings a state of wonder and bliss, right? Not right away. It took a week for the heavy protective layers of Covid-fear-and-tension armour to peel away like arbutus bark. This global pandemic and all the other stuff it brings in its trail had dragged me down along with it, imperceptibly numbing. When I read the phrase “existentially depressed” on Twitter the other day, that summed it up for me. But a week of summer in nature and I’ve started feeling again. And don’t forget - there’s a comet!
Existentially Depressed? Don't Be!
Existentially Depressed? Don't Be!
Existentially Depressed? Don't Be!
Don’t be existentially depressed. Look… it’s summertime, and there’s a comet! The summer’s fully here and I’m so incredibly grateful to be able to get away from the heaviness of the city and into nature for a time. Yet why did I still feel off, at first, not as joyful, not as immersed in natural communication as I did in the past? A week of sun and swimming in the ocean, garden veggies and visible stars at night, tree blessings and mosquito bites brings a state of wonder and bliss, right? Not right away. It took a week for the heavy protective layers of Covid-fear-and-tension armour to peel away like arbutus bark. This global pandemic and all the other stuff it brings in its trail had dragged me down along with it, imperceptibly numbing. When I read the phrase “existentially depressed” on Twitter the other day, that summed it up for me. But a week of summer in nature and I’ve started feeling again. And don’t forget - there’s a comet!