The most meaningful moments I’ve had during the pandemic have been the moments I’ve spent outdoors. Every day I try to make it outside but I too often forget, or I say to myself, “But I’m busy, it’s cold, it’s dark and I’m tired of walking around the same block.” Plus how can I not keep up with the latest news about the pandemic, insurrection and impeachment? Who has control of the nuclear codes?!
There are actions I can take politically, but reading two hours of news everyday and listening to ten podcasts probably isn’t doing any good for me or anyone else. I’m just distracting myself with my news addiction under the guise of being a good citizen.
Hopelessly looking for meteors was the best use of my time this week
The most meaningful moment I’ve had this week was when my wife and I spontaneously went outside in the middle of the night and looked for meteors. We live in Brooklyn, so there was zero chance we were going to see a thing. But that didn’t stop us from believing we might see the expected meteor shower. We laid on a blanket in the park and had a great time looking at a handful of stars, the moon and some geese.
I’m looking forward to this weekend when I’ll have time to get out of my apartment and actually connect with the nature again. The news will still be there when I get back home.
Forest Park, Queens is my current painting in progress. I’ll work on it more this weekend. Let’s see if I don’t end up overworking it ;)