What is going on lately? Are we losing are minds or is everything just fine? Well before I delve into these two questions, let me say thank you. Thank you for joining me for another #MammothMonday blog post.
So what is going on? You feel like everything is normal. You are with your family. You are cooking, cleaning, planning and playing with the kids. You are spending time with your spouse or partner watching movies, playing games and probably making whoopie. Everything is just normal every day life, or is it?
The hours have turned to days which turned to weeks and now we are entering months. We feel anxious and nervous. Stress levels are rising. As the days pass by, you are beginning to snap at those around you. How can you be in this state of panic when everything you are doing is normal?
I am writing this blog post so that I can teach as many people as I can and to let them know that this new state, a state of just “being”, appears to be the new state we are all in. Yes, everything we are doing is normal and yes we are also in panic mode because our “normal” life is in fact normal however, we are being forced into the normalcy which is causing us panic that we do not understand. It is our new state of “being”. We want to be with our family but we are also being forced to be with them which is not the same. We want to be with the kids but somehow we are being forced to be with them, so it is not the same. We want to do all these normal things but we are being forced to do them so it is not the same. This is the madness that is taking our normalcy and turning it into panic, while we stare at the normalcy and panic at the in your face forcing that is pushing us to our limits.
For my example, I am lucky enough to have set my life up where I work for myself and I work out of my home. My normal day is waking up between 6-6:30 am, wash up, get dressed, make my bed, go downstairs and make my sons school lunch, turn my computer on, scan my phone and answer as many text messages or emails before 8:05 when I walk my son to his bus, grab the newspaper from the mailbox, get back in the house and 90% of the time I make oatmeal, sit at my desk and there I work the rest of the day until my son returns home at 3:05 pm. All normal even when he is home for days off or vacation from school, everything stays basically the same.
Now, I am doing everything the same however, I have to sit and do homeschooling work with my son which drives him crazy. Then, he constantly comes into my office to ask me when is the Coronavirus going to finish (he is a special needs child and does not really understand what is going on). Then, I cannot have him locked up day in and day out so as long as it is not raining, I take him for about a 45 minute walk around the neighborhood. This helps break his day up and allows him some “normalcy” while my time tables are further strained.
So what is happening with me? I have to keep working because I am the sole provider. I have to still do the shopping, the cleaning, the cooking, the home care, home schooling, entertainment and I have to make sure that my son knows that he can come to be at anytime to talk. Did I mention that somewhere in there, I need to take care of me? Thank God I am healthy but I am compromised in that I need to take medicine for life after cancer surgery a few years ago that makes me a little ill and a little off and I need to stay healthy and stress free for a good year after brain surgery a few months ago. This is my life and although millions of you out there do not have my life issues, I in turn do not have your life issues which to you, are just as daunting. So, I am no different than any other person and their responsibilities and I am pretty sure that we have the same concern, how can my normal life have turned into such a panic stricken mess?
I found the answer and I hope it is the answer for most of you too. That answer is that I am so afraid of failing. I am so afraid of the potential of having the walls close in on me. The fear can be paralyzing. The worst part is that I was afraid that with all these new normals in life due to this pandemic and everything slowing down and in some cases stopping, I am petrified that if I move to slowly, I will surely fail.
Now, I am almost positive and this is my opinion, that as long as you continue to move forward, it does not matter how slowly you move, as long as you do not stop, you will succeed. So, please do not lose hope. Please do not give up. Please remember that the entire world is experiencing similar issues so remember that you are not alone. When you feel that you are at a breaking point, make the conscious decision to take a break. If you do not take a break to regroup, you will inevitably break. Stay strong, stay focused and remember #WeAreAllInThisTogether .
One way that will always relax you is to take a break with a book. Escape through the magic of reading. A perfect reading choice today is called Boss Mom. If you do not have this lovely book in your possession, check with your local library to see if they have is available to borrow. If that is not an option, here is a link to get your own copy from Amazon >>> https://amzn.to/32Eytcv
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