I gotta be honest and say it took me a good few months to adjust to this pandemic lifestyle. For the most part, I’ve used all the tools in my toolbox (and then some!) to stay grounded, pivot, be flexible and thrive.
BUT DAMN, it has taken focus and determination. Good thing I’m stubborn! I’m not going to allow this pandemic to take me down. Which always brings me back to the scene in Rocky where he’s getting his ass beat and he just keeps getting back up. Eye of the Tiger baby (yes, I know I always use the Rocky Balboa analogy, but I just LOVE IT)!
I have kept myself sane by working out, focusing on creating and building my businesses, taking business classes, safely connecting with loved ones, and ensuring our home is comfortable for my family.
Don’t get me wrong though - I’ve had many moments where I’ve felt like I’m going to crawl out of my skin, or felt suffocated. Like the other day – the dog was annoying me, the boys were annoying me, and I felt so restless. I couldn’t find anything to help me ‘chill’.
My mind turned to longing - longing to be with others and see their beautiful faces; longing to connect with new people; longing to listen to live music; and the longing list went on and on. I thought I’d even be down to go to a Justin Bieber concert LOL (hey, nothing against Justin Bieber!).
It was such a frustrating and uncomfortable feeling. I’ve been there before, so I knew what was happening to me internally. When we go into a state of anxiety, we fight it as we want things to be different to how they are in the moment. We then tend to focus on what isn’t going well, instead of what is. And that night, I was focusing on everything that sucked.
But then I stopped and decided to just go with it. I let myself think about how so much really sucks right now! I let myself experience the grief from all the losses I’ve had recently. I just knew in that moment it was best to surrender to the feeling of suffocation, instead of fight it. I accepted how I was feeling. I was gentle and compassionate with myself. After all, pandemic life isn’t easy, even for the toughest of souls.
While I was going through these feelings, I remembered a podcast from Abraham Hicks. Abraham said that sometimes when we are in resistance, the best thing to do is to just sleep it off. And that my friend, is what I decided to do.
I took my ass to my room, put on some relaxing music and laid down. To get some relief, I started to imagine what our new improved normal will look like, and that helped me feel so much better. Thank goodness for the power of imagination! And you know what? The next morning, I woke up feeling refreshed and ready to start a new day.
Friends, I know we will be together again soon in a new and better normal! I hold the vision that we will continue to appreciate the simplest things, like the sunshine and fresh air. That we will respect each other because we are all part of the same race - the human race. That we will not only be compassionate with ourselves, but be compassionate to others. That when we are together again, we will enjoy every soul’s uniqueness and focus on connecting, instead of judgement.
Ok, maybe this does sound a bit unicorn and rainbows but hey, if we can all make just a 1% shift in how we show up, it will create a tremendous change. The change really does begin with us.
I would love to hear back from you and hear how you are doing.
Love you and appreciate you for showing up with me today!