Lara Tupper: Swift Ink Stories

These Days

It's hard to make sense of this time. I have much to be grateful for. And yet, as one day dissolves into the next, I keep thinking of words from novelist Arundhati Roy, included in a recent article:

"Historically, pandemics have forced humans to break with the past and imagine their world anew. This one is no different. It is a portal, a gateway between one world and the next. We can choose to walk through it, dragging the carcasses of our prejudice and hatred, our avarice, our data banks and dead ideas, our dead rivers and smoky skies behind us. Or we can walk through lightly, with little luggage, ready to imagine another world. And ready to fight for it.” 

Read my full article for Kripalu Center here:
"Say No to Good Vibes? The Dangers of Spiritual Bypass"

MAY WRITING EXERCISE (10 minutes): What does the "portal" look like for you? What do you envision on the other side of these hard days? What would you like to leave behind and what will you take with you? Just keep the pen …