Alan Dilworth - Thought #8 - Hearts & Minds

My name is Alan Dilworth, and this is thought number eight.

I am thinking about minds and hearts. In particular during this time of crisis when there is so much uncertainty and anxiety. I wonder how peoples' minds and hearts are doing. I sit on a cushion everyday, in the morning, and am still and quiet. But inside are storms. Calms. Outside the sun is shining. I cut an apple. Children are social distance playing. Two neighbours fought last night, no punches but yelling. With their children beside them. Real conflict. Different ways of seeing things, some shared and unique anxieties. I stood between them. My daughter witnessed it all and couldn't get to sleep, later waking in the night. Fireworks in the sky, fireworks in hearts and minds.