“Even at rest, tucked within the One, little brown [bats] cannot sustain their usual inner life. Each bat must reset its normal–drastically. Together, hanging very still, they slow their resting hearts from four hundred beats per minute to twenty…”
-Gayle Boss, from “Little Brown Bat,” in All Creation Waits
How might you reset your normal drastically?
Recently, a member of my household tested positive for Covid. So I isolated for five days as suggested. I cancelled everything on my calendar and stayed home except for solitary walks outside. No one blamed me or tried to guilt-trip me for not doing the things I had said I would do. Next time I feel overwhelmed, I will pretend I have been exposed to Covid and isolate for a few days. It was wonderful to do nothing and rest.