It’s hard to believe that it’s been almost a year of dealing with this pandemic. We’ve lost friends, family, loved ones, and yet we’ve had to be strong. Very strong.
It has not been easy.
The stress of uncertainty, the angst of a tumultuous time, the battle against the despair of seeing everything change knowing things will never be the same again. It all works together to collectively test us. Like a furnace tests gold, it seems this crucible is refining us.
It’s a painful process.
Yet in the quagmire of a dynamic heartless landscape, it’s often the tiniest sparks that shine the brightest.
When your thoughts swirl with self loathing at your perceived insufficiencies, it’s the small tender reminder of a friend that can help lift you up.
When your heart leads you through a dark alley, it may be the smallest of smiles that can brighten your path.
When you fall in exhaustion and you simply can’t take another step, it’s the pat on the back that convinces you otherwise.
Sweat the small stuff.
In a time where a hug is unheard of and desperately needed, smile often.
Where masks may inhibit that facial expression, text often.
Seek to let others know that they matter to you, regardless of how you feel they may take it. Regardless of sounding clingy or needy or whatever. Let people know you care.
But also, don’t forget to look in the mirror and care for yourself. There is no one like you, and this world needs you. It needs you to smile at others and to smile at yourself.
It needs you to be who you want to be, who you know you are.
And if by chance you think you don’t know who you are, well…what a wonderful journey of discovery awaits you! Let’s take it together!
Sweat the small stuff.
Most of us can’t handle big things right now. Nor are we expected to. Take small steps.
Small.
Enjoy every opportunity to be near the people that make you happy. After all, what else is there? Money? Fame? Power?
Heh.
Give me an evening shooting the breeze and talking about weird stuff with a group of friends any time.
Sweat the small stuff.
Right now, it’s all we have.
Tales from a Nut Shell cracked open 