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The War In Ukraine Shook Me Up
The importance of holding conflicting emotions and throwing pebbles.
I woke up today and felt amazing after my morning meditation practice — lit up, energized. Clean. Ready for the day.
With my laptop in a backpack, I hopped on a bus and headed into Dundee, Scotland’s third-largest city, sitting on the banks of a two-mile-wide estuary that empties into the North Sea.
I walked along the massive body of water with the wind at my back, admiring the white caps on the water, the sun glinting through the clouds. I needed my hat and gloves — the sea air was fresh, invigorating, and cold.
When I take walks like this, I often get downloads of ideas for articles, so I just let my mind wander—the magic of walking for a writer.
It’s not hard to take in the beauty of the estuary, the hills off in the distance, and the nineteenth-century stone buildings proudly overlooking the waterfront. I felt like pinching myself — I live here, I’m not on vacation, and it feels like paradise.
After about thirty minutes, I got the download I needed for today’s article — the importance of knowing the dark parts of our psyche that sabotage us. I’m talking about the shadow stuff that makes us act like fools and project our bullshit on the very people…
