Things are not quite the same anymore and the way we have to move is different. Required accessories now include a mask and/or a face-shield. It’s also not so bad of an idea to have hand sanitizer on you as well. Yet with all the disinfectant concoctions I’ve come across when safely venturing out – I’ve seen weird reactions on my hands, but I’m so grateful for topical steriods!
Bruh – is this life even life Lord?! What is this? Honest thoughts that I don’t hold back in my prayer moments because while being alive is a gift – living through this pandemic has also been an extremely stressful experience. Even as a registered nurse, if anyone would have told me that we would be maintaining standard, droplet and sometimes airborne precautions in the community through August 2020 – I would have asked, How? No way. Nahh. Don’t be negative; there has to be a break between work and home. Make it make sense sis!
Yet radical acceptance has guided me through our “new normal” as most of us learn how to navigate “our new normal” ———- ahhhhh the ghetto! LOL.
Thankfully the reminder that radical acceptance does not mean that we approve of the circumstances rather we accept the changes in pursuit of decreasing the suffering that comes from continuous denial of the circumstances helps to soothe the pain that comes with this change has tremendously helped me personally work through the insanity of this year.
Many have lost loved ones and/or battled this illness themselves. While the future looks bleak, I pray we all keep doing our part – wearing a mask, washing your hands, socially distance and staying in as much as we can. Shopping early, shopping online, limiting what I touch in public (stores included), sanitizing and washing my hands when I can once I’m done interacting with the world and wiping downnnn products from the outside (LOL) are my biggest plans of the year! It’s what I gotta do to pandemic plan! This virus is no joke!
In these crazy times, I’m grateful for community – the togetherness and support via facetimes and zoom calls for example has been such a beautiful thing to see evolve. Using what we have with what we have has been the plug!
It’s very challenging navigating the precautions and worries that have come along with this outbreak. My humor of circumstantial actions has become a way that I cope because being on the frontlines – deemed essential + living in the times with the uncertainty of novel virus has been one cray combo.
So here’s a big gentle reminder that I hope feels wrapped in a large hug — that everything has a season – in time we will get through this and only one day at a time. I don’t know what tomorrow holds, but I know who holds tomorrow even if tomorrow is filled with pain and uncertainty.
So rest safely when you can, breathe in and out (in a space that doesn’t compromise your health) and be easy with yourself as you maneuver your way through these times.
How are you getting through these unprecedented times? What coping tools are you using to make it through day by day – healthy or unhealthy? How do you plan when you gotta head out? Let me know below – I’d love to hear your experiences!
