Checking In
Hey friends,
I’m just wanting to check in with you today. How are you? What has been on your mind? Is there anything you want to celebrate together or is something troubling you?
I feel a little silly asking whoever might be on the other side of this post. It’s just I’m sensing a disconnection in the world around me. I wonder if it’s affecting you, too. The virus has in some ways invited life to slow down and at the same time life sped up for us, too.
For some of us, we’re scrambling to feel grounded or rooted. We miss the comforting structure of what was. Relationships may be creeping closer to your heart and your energy than before the world’s rhythms shifted. We’re internally screaming, crying, shouting — THIS IS NOT HOW IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE — all while we attempt to survive in this new new.
Dear ones, I want you to do more than survive. I know we’re fighting and struggling with this transition. I wonder, too, if I must accept this cultural, global shift to begin to thrive in lieu of surviving. That’s part of my check in today - what are you fighting that is not giving or budging? Is there something you want to change that might be outside your sphere of control? I know I am, and I’d bet you are, too.
I want you to care for yourself in this season by acknowledging the monumental change you are still experiencing. If home is safe physically and emotionally, let this time be a time to practice mindfulness (use the Headspace app to learn or check out their youtube videos). If home is not a safe place to open up emotionally, and you’re finding yourself retreating to old places and patterns, find a friend, family member, or professional to whom you can share that tender place. If home is physically unsafe, please reach out to SAMHSA through their anonymous hotline or Al Anon for resources. If you need emergency assistance, call 911. If you do not have social support, reach out to these hotlines who want to help.
This is not dramatic. This is a difficult time for all of us. Please let me know how I can help support you in this time.
UPDATED 4/21/2020