The other night, my son asked "Would you rather live in the caveman times, Laura Ingalls Wilder times, or now?" I said, "now" and then proceeded to explain, "In those other times, peoples' lives were focused on just surviving until the next day." (Gulp). Perhaps our modern existence is not so far removed.
Yet, I hope that collectively, this community has been finding the gifts in each day. Last week, my son and I searched our postage-stamp backyard for an animal habitat. On one of my last morning runs before deciding I really am not leaving the house to exercise, I saw this sunrise. And, I've connected at a heart level with my dearest high school friends, shared Saturday mornings as part of a beautiful Dare to Lead book club with strangers and long-lost dear friends, and I've witnessed epic heroics of my mom playing video games from thousands of miles away so I could finish my work day and my son could 'play with a friend'.
I've been thinking a lot about how this is such a wake-up call. We may be more fearful than we've ever been, but I venture to guess...we're also more thankful.
As the United States prepares for the worst weeks ahead, I'm limiting my diet to only the information, the people, and the practices that fill. I'm dedicating time to pray for healthcare/fire/police/grocery/pharmacy humans who face a different level of fear each day. And, I'm giving myself time to process and journal how I'm feeling.
Additionally, I'm very serious about committing to rituals that keep me in the present. Anxiety is often the result of focusing on what's uncertain. Root into the now to find a life line. Today's post is about a discovery from the book, The Miracle Morning, that will help you stay present and enable you to come through this period stronger, more 'yourself', and not only surviving each day but finding a way to thrive in it too.
See you on the blog.
Amy
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