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Hi friends,
Itās been a long time since Iāve touched base, for a good reason, but weāll get to that.
Firstly, I really wanted to just chat a minute about how you all are handling the current reality that weāre living in. Whatever your situation, whether youāre working or not, homeschooling or not, live alone or have 5 children and 3 dogs running around ā itās not easy. For anyone. And yes, many of us have lots to be grateful for. But that doesnāt mean you should feel guilty for any less-than-positive emotions that are coming up at this time.
So many people Iāve talked to, even those that are generally very optimistic, upbeat personalities, are experiencing a roller coaster of emotions. One day youāre feeling pretty good, half normal (if thatās even a thing) and maybe even productive. The next you might feel anxious or down in the dumps, to the point that itās a struggle to even shower, and you just want to sit on the couch in a cocoon ALL DAY.
This is normal. You are normal. You are 100% human.
I used to really resist these types of emotions. Since my default has typically fallen into the productive, motivated, optimistic territory, I donāt LIKE feeling sad, lazy or just ⦠blah. So when I would find myself in that headspace I would often try and āfix itā by forcing myself to do things I really didnāt feel like doing, and then struggle through every minute of it. And hereās the thing ā it often didnāt work. It wasnāt until I learned to āembrace the suckā so to speak that I would finally come out on the other side, naturally and without much effort or force. Since Iāve heightened my awareness around this, itās amazing to me just how consistent and predictable it seems to be. The more I fight it, the longer it takes to emerge from the fog. The more I embrace it and know that it will run its course, the quicker it seems to do so.
Recently I was required to really put this concept to the test as I lived through one of the longest periods of demotivated, fatiguing, blah of my life. Itās called the first trimester, and itās no joke. Yep – surprise! Iām pregnant š. Baby Charland will be arriving October 2020. And while weāre elated and excited and all the things, I have never felt less like myself in my life than during those few months. I was basically a big olā sack of potatoes. (Which is ironic because I couldnāt eat a vegetable to save my life.) And nothing I could DO was going to change it. I just had to let it run its course.
Thankfully as Iāve progressed into the second trimester things have finally turned a corner. The nausea has let up and my energy has returned and I actually feel like writing and DOING THINGS again.
Tying this back to our current circumstances, Iām choosing to view this pandemic as kind of like that. It will run its course. We will emerge on the other side. It might not be smooth sailing. And weāre going to have ALL THE EMOTIONS along the way. But time passes. And this will too.
Just remember ā youāve survived 100% of your hardest days thus far.
P.S. I always want to be real and authentic, so while my blog content may at times seem all over the place, both in the past and in the coming months, itās simply what Iām feeling called to share. I hope that it might resonate with you, or in some cases, find you at the perfect time.
Sending you love and good vibes.
Xoxo
Laura
So very true Laura. Thank you for teaching me that it’s okay to have a day where you do nothing or as I say are totally unproductive. Sometimes you really do need these days. So happy for you that a little one is on the way. šš
Congratulations!! So exciting. š
Well said Laura I to try and just keep on going when i should just stop feel what i am feeling and take a time out. Congrats on the new bambino such an exciting time.
Thank you for sharing this blog! Congratulations to both of youš
Congratulations! Such an exciting time in life and October babies are the best š š
Congratulations an exciting and scary time.
Boy did a lot of us need this blog right now, thank you , I feel somewhat normal now.:)
Best wishes.