We speak of things moving with glacial speed, the inch by inch pace of social change or changing a deeply-held habit. But while glaciers may not move rapidly, they reshape everything in their path as they go.
What slow process of change do you see in your life or the world around you?
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Merci!
What a lovely prompt for meditation this gave me this morning.
I followed the question until another evolved from it….
having to do with a recent film clip about the calving of glaciers
in the Arctic.
How might our metaphors change as the geology of earth changes
with the climate warming trend?
Thanks again for your thought nuggets each morning!
Rev. Carole – from North Hatley, Quebec
I think I’m becoming healthier. I know that I’m nowhere near as ill as I was when I was 13-15, so I must be. The change is very slow, so slow that I often discount it completely. However, when I look back 10 years – or maybe even 5 – I see some progress.
Just as Carole touched on the impact of climate change on this metaphor, I wonder… as glacial speed/melting increases, doesn’t it seem to continue to be a fitting image for the rate of change in our world. The reshaping picks up speed in tandem.
I see people trying to eat healthier and take better care of the environment. Both tasks can be daunting, but we can achieve our goal…one step at a time.