On Clarity

CJ:
Achieving clarity, a feeling of clearness- that's what we want. We want to be released from internal conflict that creates psychic tension in us. We want to feel good, healthy. We want to feel optimistic and open to possibility.

Windham has provided a context that is conducive to clarity. Here we have the freedom to go towards clarity, which is our natural inclination.

We can make choices about what we put into our body, and about exercising our bodies. We are able to have long conversations about what we are going through. We are able to rest. These are all things that can help us find clarity.

We are excited to rejoin society, but the hubbub of everyday life poses a problem for our clarity. We will be influenced by other people, by sights and sounds, and by financial pressures. The goal is to learn strategies from this time in Windham, commitments that we can put in place- such as diet, or exercise- that will help us maintain a sense of clarity while we are in Baltimore.