Well, we made it through the first week of the New Year. Give yourself a pat on the back (or a hug).
However, the past few days brought more chaos into the world, on top of the pandemic and vaccine news. Many of us were glued to the TV on Wednesday as events unfolded in the U.S. Capitol, and we continue to watch the fallout from the attack. Whatever your political beliefs are, I hope that you agree that it was a very scary and dangerous thing.
Thursday morning was rough for me because I hadn't gotten much sleep Wednesday night, but I decided that I needed to show up for my students and for myself. The theme of classes that day was INNER STRENGTH. That theme has been in my mind ever since.
In classes I often talk about this or that muscle, or building strength in the core or legs. But more important is the ability to find that place deep down inside each of us that is able to stay calm and know what to do in a crisis.
We all have it; we have all experienced great difficulties in our lives; we are still HERE. For me, tuning into the breath to quiet my thoughts is the starting point. Meditation has also helped me so much.
Let's keep going, more determined than ever to show up for ourselves and each other.