Take a deep breath. Do it again. And again...and again. Continue to breathe...it will help us all tune in, quiet down, and listen. We'll be able to listen to each other, to ourselves, and most of all, we'll be able to hear the message that the world is giving us. It's all up to each of our own interpretations of what message we're hearing...but my interpretation is this: WE ALL NEED TO SLOW DOWN. We need to learn how to DO LESS, MOVE SLOWER, and LISTEN MORE.
When all of the chaos ensued, I allowed myself to cry, scream, be angry and scared, and have my little tantrum about my vacation being cancelled, along with many other things so close to my heart in the next 6 weeks. It's important to express your feelings no matter what they are...because if you don't let them out, they'll get stuck. Luckily, I am surrounded by people who allow me to just feel my shit, move through it, and move on. If you aren't surrounded by people like that, that's a good place to start evaluating who is in your inner circle! We're just humans after all...
After I allowed myself to feel all the feels, it was time to move forward. Let's look at what is right in front of us, and find a new rhythm. What's right in front of me is mentally preparing for what will likely be a month of my kids home while still trying to navigate working 3 jobs, and balancing time in general for both my husband (who is working from home full time) and I to have enough time to do all this. BUT EVERYONE IS IN THE SAME BOAT. Everyone is working from home. Everyone's kids are home from school. Everyone is scared, anxious, and ungrounded. So what can we do about it?
Breathe in. Breathe out. Breathe in. Breathe out. Keep breathing.
We all need healing. Healing for ourselves, and healing for the world. When I sit, and listen, it's the only word that keeps arising. Healing. Things are WEIRD right now. When things get weird, we react in strange ways...and we all need to heal.
The prayer/song that keeps repeating in my head is the Ho'oponopono prayer which is sang and chanted over and over to send out healing from deep within, to the whole world! It translates to: I am so sorry, I love you, please forgive, I thank you. I couldn't find a video that I liked, but it's the words and intention that matter. Repeat this often, and the world will heal.
Remember: healing takes time. Time takes patience. Be kind to yourself in this delicate state we're in, and remember: YOU ARE NOT ALONE. Distancing ourselves does not mean lonliness. We have online plateforms that we can use to connect, keep in touch, and boost each other up. But also--my biggest lesson over the next few weeks is going to be finding a balance between stauying connected to the world, while creating a safe, sacred space within my own home that is healthy, nourishing, and free of fear.
I sat for 4 minutes today with my 5 year old, and we did 20 minutes of yoga poses. It was transformational, and we'll be doing it every day he is home. That's one of my personal goals, to help keep us all grounded and connected in such an unpredictable WEIRD time right now. What we DO have control over is how we choose to react to the chaos. I'll be making a gratitude list over the next few weeks, as it's easy to get sucked into the drama and discomfort of the change that no one was ready for.
THIS IS WHY WE DO YOGA. so we can go with the flow, readjust as needed, and do it again and again. WE GOT THIS. WE REALLY DO.
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