[Seasons: Winter XVII]
Winter is the most threatening season for animals on the farm. Responsibility of care is rarely felt by the caretaker; it’s passed on, down the line, to the nearest dependent. Neglecting husbanding responsibilities can quickly lead to death.
Neglecting the spiritual life is passed on too. What we don’t heal we transfer; what we don’t address and tend to we pass on, down the line, to the nearest dependent. This is often our children.
Neglect can look like a lot of things. On the farm it looks like unfinished chores. Regarding the spiritual life, it looks like diversion, avoidance, busyness, detachment, and even religiosity.
We all have chores. Daily chores. It’s time we husband our own inner life.
