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Originally Posted by Rose of Cairo  In theory I agree with you, but certainly not in this case! We were certainly not just relaxing and being! ...
All this to expain that no, it was not a relaxing experience like sitting together and having nothing to stress over. And despite of all this, I felt peaceful like I never had before, except for when I'm hiking in some desert mountains. For me it makes no doubt it's about electricity. |
But that is what it means to just be. Imagine if you were an early human before civilization, clocks, laws, bosses, books, or vehicles. You got up and did your chores and each task was an accomplishment. There was no over-analyzing or decision making. And at the end of the day you were probably tired but felt good.
Don't confuse obvious external stress (eg. a grumpy family member) with the more dangerous quiet inner stress (eg. working to a timetable, rushing, deciding, coping, watching the clock, answering the phone, multitasking, changing-tasking, dealing with a social life+homelife+worklife+strangers, and so on). By removing technology and having to do farm chores the hard way, you were restored to the more natural, primal state of being.
I am of the opinion that people did not evolve to cope with the modern world. We try to deal with all the artificial constructs in our modern day, and it's no surprise many of us end up feeling drained.
BTW I love snow. Send me a plane ticket and I'll help you dig out your barns and walkways. LOL We haven't had a halfway decent blizzard here in years. I was wearing shorts yesterday which is crazy for this climate. Let it snow!