Thank you for this post and for sharing your thoughts as well as those from Fr. Mike and from Bishop Barron. You asked, "What easy-to-do thing helps you feel more human when life gets hard?" My first thought was chores: doing laundry or doing the dishes.
The easiest thing for me to do to feel more human is to just go outside. Not to accomplish anything, and no earbuds. Just to BE outside, feel the sun and the wind and to hear birdsong. To see the trees rustling and touch something natural. It always seems to calm my body and my brain, and the effect is almost immediate.
Thank you for this post and for sharing your thoughts as well as those from Fr. Mike and from Bishop Barron. You asked, "What easy-to-do thing helps you feel more human when life gets hard?" My first thought was chores: doing laundry or doing the dishes.
I get this! Sometimes simply doing things that need doing — especially if it’s rote or ordinary — can be quite therapeutic.
The easiest thing for me to do to feel more human is to just go outside. Not to accomplish anything, and no earbuds. Just to BE outside, feel the sun and the wind and to hear birdsong. To see the trees rustling and touch something natural. It always seems to calm my body and my brain, and the effect is almost immediate.