Jigsaw puzzle
I've been solving this jigsaw puzzle, with a fellow human, in the past few days. While doing it, I've been thinking how peaceful this activity is, and how easy it is to share the puzzle with other fellow humans. I intend to bring it to a swap shop (byttestation in Danish).
These days I'm contemplating simple, everyday activities such as walking, reading, writing, resting, eating. They are the basis of everyday life and spaces where I can practise ecological living. I disagree with those who say that these activities are not enough for a good life, that humans need to be "busy" with other things to live well. The more I reflect on it, the more it feels that "busy" is not a positive word at all.
When I was young and still lived with my mother and stepdad, we would go somewhere very often. They felt that for my brother and I it was important to visit places such as museums and theatres in addition to school and extracurricular activities. I don't have good memories of those times. Spaces such as theatres felt loud, overcrowded and overwhelming to me. I did not understand why I had to be there, and I still don't. At times, I go to a museum but only on very rare occasions. Naturally, those humans who enjoy such activities should absolutely engage in them, though. Going for walks and being with nature in my stepdad's summerhouse felt much better and more valuable to me personally. I wanted to listen to the sound of the wind in the leaves, the rain, to a hedgehog walking across the garden.