Mountain Steadiness
The story behind the symbol
The Met explains that shanshui, the Chinese term for landscape, means mountains and water. Its garden exhibition section describes rocks arranged as mountains, bringing a larger landscape into a smaller space.
Cultural source: The Met — Streams and Mountains: Exhibition Themes (opens in a new tab)Original Oralumia reflection
A large concern can fill the whole horizon. Imagine giving it a smaller frame, as a garden gives a mountain another scale. Choose one part you can attend to today, while allowing the larger situation to remain unfinished.
A question to sit with
Which part of a large concern is small enough to work with today?
One small action
In three minutes, name one manageable part of a concern, its next step and a point at which you can stop for today.