A Refocusing Around Connection

During this time marked by unpredictability and unease, I have found it increasingly difficult to feel focused and centered. My mind is often scattered and future-oriented, obsessed with planning and a seemingly endless to-do list. The contemplative practices have allowed me to slow down, and digest my own experience. As a participant in our capitalist society, I have been trained to take in and consume as much information as possible. I have felt an internal and external pressure to be achieving something at all times, and fill my schedule with enough activities to deem a day “productive”. I have been able to really reevaluate and think about what is important to me. I value community and connection, and participating in the practices has made me more grounded. I have also felt a greater connectedness to the world around me. The practices have helped me increase my systemic thinking, which will be necessary when considering solutions to the many issues of our food system. To think of solutions for mitigating the climate crisis in the context of our agriculture system requires a systemic approach. While one solution such as eliminating fertilizer use on farms may make ecological sense, it is critical to also consider the livelihoods and exude compassion towards the farmers involved.

There is immense hypocrisy revealed especially during the global pandemic, as undocumented farm workers are the backbone to our agricultural food system have no protections provided to them yet are deemed “essential”. Through reflection and my increased conscientious, I have also developed a greater appreciation towards the people and work involved that go into producing food.

Photo source: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/02/us/coronavirus-undocumented-immigrant-farmworkers-agriculture.html

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