Hi honey, I hear you. This week has been a little brutal here in Seattle. The air is clear now. We are wearing masks, staying in, staying away. And guess what?! Here comes the rain. And that’s okay. Sigh.
It’s just okay!
Oh my gosh, if you had told any of us that the pandemic would not just be this two week blip of an inconvenient shut down… we would have flipped out entirely.
Here we are and we are still kicking. Aren’t we? Aren’t we just amazing animals that can adapt and flex and here we frigging are?!? Still here.
How have you fared?
I have swam through the waters of so many shifts and life changes in these last months. I feel so far from the old life I had back in February 2020 that felt honestly, a little too fast, a little disconnected, a bit too full of FOMO and making WAY too many things happen in this one simple and easy life I’ve got here.
In April, I watched the huge Maple tree in my backyard bloom, noticing it for the first time in ten years. TEN YEARS!
In May, I decided to pivot the way that I do my business entirely and signed up for some incredible classes that will change the way I work with clients.
In June, I let go of all of my summer plans for good. I melted into the struggle. Summer with full time kiddo, no camps, no plans was a little rough.
In August, I found small ways to make my summer feel like a summer after-all.
It’s FALL! I can’t believe it. I’m feeling like… my body is slightly traumatized and still in high alert and at the same time, I feel way tougher. I feel way more flexible and I feel like my life is permanently simplified. Because I was forced to full stop for a while. I really didn’t realize how high I was revving before, flying through life.
So now… I want to take it slow. I want to give my nervous system some time to calm down. To be sweet and still. To sink into whatever rhythms and routines I can that feel nurturing, loving and slow. I’m learning to befriend myself.
What works for you?