When times are tough, I take shelter inside my own mind. If I’m lucky, I can think my way through to the other side of the challenge. If it’s really thorny, at least I can keep company with my own thoughts until the storm passes.

But every once in a while, I’m reminded of my own being-ness. A small bout of the flu this past week brought me right into the full reality of being a human creature, vulnerable and fragile and totally laid low my the most microscopic of  adversaries. 

Humbling.

Humanizing.

Dear ones, may we all find comfort when we need it, whether within ourselves or with loved ones or in connection with the wide world around us. Or sometimes from CVS.

May we revel in our full humanity,

mind, body, and spirit.