If you thought you were stressed 4 weeks ago…LOL
It’s a new world. We are the change.
The stress is real. We’re handling it with incredible dignity and grace. I am proud to be a New Yorker. There’s an elegance behind the masks. People everywhere are adapting with kindness and courage. There is a calm peace. A kind of bravery is happening as we work together through social distancing for the greater good.
This an astounding time of collective appreciation for being alive. We are adapting. The need to protect our world has brought fresh appreciation for good health and each other. Common sense is kicking in. We’re thinking about healing, asking new questions and looking for answers
Reality is an eye-opener.
Our courageous army, our jewel is every hospital worker, working the front lines, saving lives. The conditions – the lack of basic supplies like masks and beds – is a scathing reflection of the greed and vanity that a month ago, was the daily grind. Greed, like COVID-19 is an invisible virus everywhere that we can’t see. But, we’re seeing it now.
The stress of COVID-19 and struggles with the system are real. People delivering mail and food and keeping life’s brightening services going, are stoic, thankful and awesome. People are beautiful.
Those who are healthy, have food and a place to sleep – know we are lucky. There’s a sense of gratitude that is stronger than stress. Eyes and minds, wide open for safety and hope, are facing the sun. We know what we have to do.
The present is where the answers are.
Every heart beats a cosmic rhythm. Remember to feel some love. Your disciplined heart is constantly tuned to happiness. Listen, and trust it. Sensing truth with courage and dignity keeps the present in focus. Smile more to refresh your wild, stressed mind. Connect with faith in joy you can sense. Breathe deeply and slowly in and out, twice. Answers you need will come
Survival is practical.
It’s not negative or judgmental. Deepest needs are obvious. Let go of demands you put on yourself. Instead, to connect with new answers, focus on what you sense with your body, mind and heart.
Empathy opens the window to soul. We’re feeling it. There is a new sense to protect all life. Despite social distancing, we’re sharing global values and private dreams. With dignity and self-control, we’re working together solving problems and challenges.
Intuitive thinking.
Sensing timing or danger, is intuitive thinking. Our gut feeling is foresight that answers responsibilities and balances priorities. It’s determination that points to opportunity, beauty and love. What you see, hear, taste, touch and smell keeps the present in focus. Change is everywhere, every moment.
Whether you’re looking for answers outside yourself or in your beautiful heart, you’re adapting and transforming. Everybody’s looking for answers. Some ways to dispel the stress and get down to what matters are:
- Talk less, sense more. Do what feels honorable.
- Really taste your food. It’s keeping you healthy.
- Listen to music. Feel it relax your whole body.
- Notice Mother Nature. Watch the sky. Look for signs of Spring. It’s exciting.
- Dance by yourself or with your family.
- Be silly. Tell jokes. Laughter activates protective immune cells.
- Be kind to yourself. You are loved.
Life is great.
#janebernard
