I haven’t written anything here in over a month. I feel like this is not the time to promote products I love because so many are struggling financially. In Texas, the population seems to be so fiercely divided on how to move forward into “the new normal.” It feels like a deeper chasm of the fundamental difference of opinion on the Trump presidency and it’s not getting any better.
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This Is 2020, Living In A Pandemic – Worried /
In the most general of generalities, I’m worried about all of us. I don’t know how to help anyone except stay home and wash my hands. I have NO focus at all. My attention span is practically non-existent. I keep saying we’ll get through this but today…I’m saying it with less enthusiasm because I fear we’re simply not capable.
Read MoreThis Is 2020, Living In A Pandemic – Frustrated /
I feel like mentally, today was a step back for me and I’m probably best served not only social-distancing but giving myself a little evening isolation – not because I’m sick health-wise but because I’m heartsick. I’m also hoping, like yesterday, the act of putting all this on to paper will help purge the frustration and give me a sense of relief. I know this is all only temporary and I never have the energy to be angry for very long. Here’s hoping tomorrow will be a better day.
Read MoreThis is 2020, Living in a Pandemic – Raw /
While I hope that I share meaningful information on this site regularly, the last couple of weeks have knocked me off my axis. For today, what I need is to get some of what is in my head out onto “paper,” maybe some of you are experiencing the same feelings I am.
Today I felt raw. For me, it feels like my world has tilted off of its axis. As someone who is quickly approaching the half-century mark, I’ve no recollection of the world being quite so upside down as it’s felt in the last few years. We are more divided as a nation. We are completely absorbed by self. We are full-time, no-holds-barred consumers. We’ve lost our tribes.
Thinking back in history, to tribal living, I think of how different tribes worked together, trading resources to ensure survival. If one tribe had buffalo and another had an abundance of corn, the two chiefs worked together to share because the tribal leaders understood they could both be stronger working together.
We’ve lost that. People are hoarding toilet paper, cans of soup, and dry cereal. There have been literal fights over paper products. People are scared and yet, not scared enough to take necessary precautions because they think if they get sick it won’t be too bad. They aren’t considering those walking beside them. The aggressive energy is stifling. People fighting to have more, to be right, no matter what the cost.
As someone who is a planner and a little OCD by nature, I am painfully aware of the lesson that I’m to learn right now – I cannot control everything. I can’t plan for every event. I can’t even plan for next week right now. It’s not a comfortable lesson but I’m trying to purposefully sit with the lesson and embrace it. It’s not easy.
I want to bring a sense of consciousness into all that I do. For the foreseeable future, I want to progress with intention while also doing no harm to others. I want to forget about selfies and use social media to spread a message of grace. How can I use my skills and blessings to make a contribution to the greater good?