We avoided COVID and discussions about it in the mountains with friends. The boundary between civilisation and desperation is thin – mountains make it more bearable.
How do you have a congruent life, where what you want to do and what you think you ought to do are the same thing? And when might you wish someone would give you a rusty nail?
One day it looks like the end of COVID lockdowns is in sight, the next day we hear about Omicron. I need to think about things other than COVID to get some perspective, such as the view from a mountain.