Finding relaxing activities in 2020 is a challenge in itself. Everything I did to let steam off in 2019 is somehow more or less out of reach: going to grab a coffee after Pilates class in the city center; enjoying a random movie in the niche film theater I have an unlimited membership for and often just walk in unplanned not knowing which movie I'll watch; meeting up with a friend for lunch or dinner and chat about whatever we did that day; just hang with mom and hug my parents while eating pulled pork my dad made on his fancy Big Green Egg; going to my course on the art of felting.
Most activities have been replaced online and even though I've started an exciting new studies on health I've never met my teacher and fellow students face-to-face which leads to a little less bonding - something I did some online research for earlier this year. Psychological distance is real and we'll have to be creative if we want/need to continue our online education in the foreseeable future.
So, then, when I finally see my parents in law again and we go for a walk in order to limit the 'in-house time' and I walk a little further than I would when I do when I'm alone and see some plants that are part of the winter landscape I grab my phone camera and take a few snapshots. Because it's probably the most exciting walk I've done for a while and I need not forget I can create anywhere and from everything.
At home I can, today, while recovering from the walk yesterday, sit on the couch, look back at the pictures, pick one and recreate that one pic in several little artworks for our little blockchain. I feel relaxed while doing it. The geometry coming from that one photograph is splendid - and hmmm, maybe they even inspire me for some felt work I want to do later this week. Wait, why not make a post on Hive which I'm neglecting so severely and enjoy a casual post like I used to do so often and carelessly in 2018/19?
How one walk can have a ripple effect throughout the week, right? Maybe you should take a walk too. And tell me what you saw. Or thought. Or felt. Or... Whatever.
Just take a walk and let the effects influence the rest of your week.
Sincerely,
Your favourite Blockchain Guru
