How much more can we take?

Hi there tribe, I hope this finds you well. I started writing this blog and had a totally different topic in mind. But then, Tuesday hit, and it just felt like the topic needed to change because what’s important right now is just facing reality. The reality right now is, life is hard. And it seems to be getting harder. I mean I can’t be the only one who is sitting here thinking how much more can we take?? I think that right about now we are just all at the end of our ropes. This world, it is crazy. This year, record breaking. And here we are bearing the weight of it all. So the question that I am asking myself is...how do we keep going.

I know I am not the only one who some days I just want to throw in the towel. There are just those days where it all falls apart. Nothing goes right. Something else goes wrong. Everyone is screaming. No one is happy. And you sit there in your fear of failure and want to just quit. And guess what...that is okay. There is no how to on life. There is no right or wrong way to react. And sometimes the best thing to do on these days or these moments is to simply let them happen. Let them take up some of our energy. Allow ourselves to feel the feels. Throw a pitty party, drink some wine, eat ice cream, etc. That is OK. But, the key part to these days is to rise with the sun on the following and start new.

So let’s take this week. School board meetings are a nightmare. The pandemic and its guidelines can be frustrating to explain and carry through. Working from home is getting harder and harder as the days go on. Normalcy is a thing of the past. Fear of the virus is still very real. And I’m the midst of all of that...throw in a hurricane and massive flooding in our area. And somehow, just somehow, we are supposed to make sound decisions and have tough conversations and take time for ourselves and make happy summer memories. And sometimes, it is just too hard and we stand there and wonder just how much more can we take. My answer for this is not renown. It’s not anything special. It is something we all can do. Deep breaths. Take a deep breath. Slow and steady. I know that this seems so minuscule in the big picture, but that’s the idea. There is A LOT going on right now. The world is literally insane. And working in that big bubble is stressful. Imagine trying to climb a mountain with just one step. Impossible. So why do we try to face all of this at the same time. We need to take deep breaths. We need to wiggle our toes. We need to find our heart beat. We need to re-center and re-focus ourselves. And we need to take it down to one moment, one breath, and one problem to face at a time.

So with all of this going on and all the unknown that is going on, it is important to try and bring it back to one moment. One breath. One problem on the table to tackle. And then, face the next one. Remember that you are not alone. Cling to those who help you through. Find the sunshine during the days and if you can’t, look to the moon, it shines for a reason. Allow yourself to not be okay and keep on moving forward. It’s not a matter of how fast we are moving, but rather that we don’t stop moving, or trying in this case. Work will return. The kids will graduate. Normalcy will come back. And it will all be okay. Hold onto that and bring it into anything you face. Know that you are loved. Know that you are apart of one of the best communities in the world. And that if you ever need someone, we are here for you. We love you. We are here with you during this unknown time. And that one day, the sun will rise.

All my love and grace,

Caroline