@PamP I like your suggestion of these times being like "Hotel California" which is a song I used to enjoy a lot but is very dark if you listen closely to the lyrics.
@CC21 I thought about "getting the legs knocked out from under you" and this lead to me thinking about the double whammy of the covid shutdowns also resulting in an economic downturn and many many people losing their income sources due to it all. I also realized it could have a double meaning which might be that if I focus too much on the cruelty of it all I may be leading myself into a depressive episode which I occasionally have to deal with. It could also mean a "fall in vibration" which suggests I could lose some of my spiritual connection to my guides if I focus too much on it.
@Laura F. If you think of the Darwin awards, which sort of are cruel "tongue-in cheek" awards to "recognize individuals who have supposedly contributed to human evolution by selecting themselves out of the gene pool via death or sterility by their own actions" (Wiki), then you have to admit people supporting corrupt and stupid leaders such as Trump etc. are sort of doing "self-genocide" to themselves and the rest of us are collatoral damage...but some of us always survive to spread the love around, don't we?
"@michele-b - needed the pep talk today. Thank you! All the articles and chatter about schools opening this fall really felt overwhelming today. So many things to consider. "
You are so dear to thank me! And it's so true that so many things are happening both inside and outside of our often isolated and quarantined lives.
Getting a handle on our emotions and staying in the flow of constant change is never easy especially when the emotions triggered by our already heightened reactions can so easily inspire "Chicken Little" responses. "The sky is falling, the sky is falling" remember that story?
When the collective overload is more Chicken Littles then the "we can do this" or those that are calm and collected by nature it's so easy to see and anticipate the worse. Especially when we've had too many years of those already.
A lot has happened, more will continue to happen. Its just the nature of the cycles of change and transformation.
If i think about my own life from birth to 70 all the unbelievably bad things come to mind as they are what i call frozen time conglomerates. Things that happen that are bookmarks in time. But for me they also remind me of strength and survival as not only did I get through them but i truly got stronger and stronger as the years went.
I already know i will face more catastrophic even cataclysmic times ahead but i will somehow get the strength to go through those and then eventually it will be my time to transition.
Life is always followed by death. When you look at the big picture of your life so far think about all the things that seemed like more than you could bare at the time but here each of us is now!
I think of everyone here everyday who has opened up and shared your stories and your Ives with all of us. And its such a gift to be blessed by the presence of everyone here, no matter who you are or what you share.
I haven't been posting much lately. Been on that reactive, anxiety-ridden, emotional rollercoaster that began to affect my physical health. I was feeling totally spent, which landed me in the ER. This was followed the following week by getting sick and fearing that I had Covid-19. How many of us have been there recently, when we appear to have some of the virus symptoms? Now it's not just an allergy, or fatigue, or palpitations from anxiety, or a sinus headache -- we worry. We worry not just for ourselves, but for our families and friends. If we don't have the virus we are relieved, only to wonder whether it's just a matter of time. Even if we believe we've been handling things well, it's always in the back of our minds.
Some of us feel guilty -- those of us who are able to work from home, or still have our health, or don't have to work and are financially secure, or feel we're not doing enough so we are part of the problem but don't know how to fix it ... We can find so many reasons to feel guilty. I've heard guilt called a useless emotion, but I don't entirely agree. Perhaps some of that guilt is necessary -- to remove the blinders from my eyes, reevaluate my life, how I've taken so much for granted -- especially this beautiful mother earth. And to hopefully, begin again, eyes wide open.
Many of you are in pain. I'm sorry that I haven't been there much recently, to offer more words of comfort and support. Although I haven't been posting much, please know that I've been praying for you -- all of you who have children, who are teachers and caretakers, who are front-line workers, who fear for your livelihoods, who are sick, who have lost loved ones, who are experiencing loneliness, isolation and trauma -- for every single one of you. We are in this together.
I came upon this quote just when I needed to hear it:
Let everything happen to you.
Beauty and terror.
Just keep going.
No feeling is final.
Rainer Maria Rilke
You are my tribe, and I love you.
Oh, prayers and good thoughts to you, too, my friend! I am sorry to hear you have had such a rough time lately. Something about this summer heat and the relentlessness of the COVID stuff, politics, etc. is feeling very overwhelming to many right now. We are, indeed, all in this together and will get through it together. I am so grateful to have this group, at this time in my life and in our world's life.
I do love the quote you posted. So very true.
Love to you as well!
@deetoo I hope you are able to release some of the stress and anxiety that you are dealing with. We are all feeling it in one way or another. You're not alone. Our care and concern for each other are a healing balm in this difficult time. I'm sending you love, peace, and my prayers. Be well dear one. We will get through this, one day at a time. ❤️
- @deetoo Sending you many wells of healing energy and rainbows of sunshine. Your calm and beautiful smile illuminates outward and I’m grateful for you my friend.
share the love and light
I hope you feel better soon. I have enjoyed your posts here for years.
Here's a thought from my therapist today that you might find helpful too.
We as a nation are grieving. Sparing the details, Americans have lost a lot, and the end isn't in sight yet. So top grief with serious stress. This all affects the body and mind. We're tired and blue. Our thought processes are cloudier. It's harder to focus, or remember things. And more symptoms, like guilt for those of us wanting to accomplish great things right now, but can't get off the couch. So we need to realize we're grieving and be gentle on ourselves.
I know there are people in this community who can explain this far better than I. Hint, hint ...