| It’s hard not to notice how unsettled everything feels lately Not in a dramatic, headline-grabbing way, but more as a constant background noise. A low hum of tension that seems to sit behind everyday life. Big decisions are being made far away, often very quickly, by people most of us will never meet — and then absorbed quietly into our days. It’s no longer even about agreeing or disagreeing. It’s about the pace of it all. There is a sense that the world is moving faster than our ability to properly process what’s happening. Less pause. Less reflection. More reaction. When things feel like that on a global level, something interesting tends to happen closer to home. People start placing more value on what feels solid and understandable. Routines. Craft. Familiar places. Work that has a clear beginning and end. There’s something deeply reassuring about effort that still follows natural rules. You plant something and wait. You tend to something over time. Results don’t arrive instantly, but they do arrive honestly. Cause and effect still make sense. In a world that feels increasingly abstract, that kind of tangible order matters. Not because it fixes everything, and not because it ignores what’s going on elsewhere — but because it reminds us that not everything is chaotic. Some things still respond to patience, consistency, and care. Perhaps that’s why so many people are being drawn back to the physical and the local. Land. Skills. Real work. Not as a retreat from reality, but as a way of staying grounded within it. When the big picture feels noisy and unsettled, the smaller picture becomes more important. Not as an escape. But as an anchor. |
Small Certainties in Uncertain Times
Earthly Comforts 
Wonderful share. Thank you.🌱
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Thank you 🙂
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Very right Rory.
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Love this, Rory! Thank you for sharing.
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Pleasure.
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😊
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