It's Going to Be Ok.

It's going to be ok.
I know.
It's a lot.
The world feels heavy.
Things feel heavy.
We could all use a hug.
We are all going to be ok.

Parents are gearing up for their second round of remote learning. Folks are nervous. Will my child be left behind? Will they thrive? Will we survive? Partnerships feel strained. No, you are not the only one who is feeling big feelings toward their significant other. No, you are not the only one who is feeling uninspired. It's ok if you don't want to make sourdough, learn how to knit, or master a craft during this time.

Yes, we have all entered a zoom meeting with pajama bottoms, AND no, you are not the only who is over Zoom meetings. We miss our friends too.

It's all going to be ok. How do I know? How can I be so sure? Because we always have been in ages past. We, humans, are a resilient sort shifting... evolving... thriving.

The key is to take it one day at a time...One moment at a time. Concentrate on what matters. You. Your mental health. Your wellness.

Let go of petty disputes. A dear mama friend, Melanie Fiona, once said during a panel, "Do you want to be right, or do you want to be well?"

Lean into truth. What is the truth? Find it. Hold on to it.

Inner Child, Calling

This year, I did something that I’ve never done before. I started therapy. Many moons ago, after the death of my mother, I began my search for a grief therapist. However, my search would prove unfruitful. Fortunately, my healing would come through the support of mentors and friends, who had walked a similiar long and windy road.

2020 has provided complete clarity concerning what I would need to thrive and live my best life. One of the many lessons that I’ve learned? If you want to heal yourself, heal your inner child. The way we see the world, react to disappointment, receive criticism often times stem from what we did or did not receive during our formative years. Truthfully, the way this world is set up in regards to attachment parenting or the lack thereof, its deficit has produced a world full of matured bodies with childhood induced wounds. If one is brave enough to lean into truth, we will all find that we can only find + appreciate joy when we heal.

So where, does that leave us? How do we begin to tend to these wounds? The short answer... We acknowledge and begin to have the conversation. We allow our adult self to see and hear our inner child. We allow our adult words to pour over like a balm. We allow our acknowledgement to create a salve that permeates deep within our cells. No one can heal our inner child, but us. This work is our own. Here’s to the journey.

In this week’s newsletter, I feature an amazing article on healing our inner child. It’s absolutely worth a read. Click the Recess Room tab to subscribe to weekly joy!

Welcome to Recess. Let us make room.

2020, Am I right? Many of us entered this year proclaiming perfect vision + clarity. Most of us, hoped for brighter and fuller days, free of the challenges from the year previous. All because of the number 2020. Since our induction, our world has been hit with two pandemics… both a global + racial pandemic. It’s been heavy. It’s been a lot. However, I would encourage us all to take pause and pull from the deep reservoir of truth. We must ask ourselves the question, have we not received clarity? These days, do we not see things so very clearly? If we all take stock, I believe the answer would be a unanimously yes. For the first time, our world as we know it has paused, causing immense clarity. Without the pause...the reflection...it is impossible to see clearly... to receive perfect vision.

Hands down, 2020 may not be what we all initially envisioned, but may the gems of this year not be lost on us. May the joy that we have had to mine for like diamonds not be lost on us. May the resourcefulness, the fortitude of what matters most in life, + unshakable laughter make home and take up space within our souls.

Dear folks, 2020 is not a total wash. We are here + we are thriving. What are the lessons that you’ve learned during 2020? What is the joy received?

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