What is your COVID story?
“Happy” One year!
You’ve made it through an entire year of the full impact of a global pandemic.
You might find it strange for me to “celebrate” this, yet I think it’s a big deal to be alive during these times, continuing to move and navigate through all of what’s coming our way.
Take a moment to feel into the historical time you are in right now, and ask yourself this question:
When this whole COVID thing is “over”, what do you want to be able to say that you accomplished?
Imagine it’s the year 2050 and your children or grandchildren, (or people up in heaven or your next life or whatever you might believe in) ask what it was like to live through a pandemic. How do you want this moment in time to be remembered? What will you be able to say that you did?
We are a proactive population.
Our world has initiated a lot of change over the past months and I think that attests to our ability to do something truly radical during this time.
Seriously we developed a vaccine quicker than ever, which I have the immense privilege to have gained, as a mental health provider.
We are still very much living through the reality of COVID, so while you still have the chance, what action will you take? It doesn’t have to be something big. The smallest of things can have a radical impact, but it is easy to be a passive participant in this narrative. How can we make our experience more active?
Maybe the pandemic has pushed you to be closer with yourself. Or closer with a partner or family member. Maybe this past year has taught you a new hobby.
Wannna know my accomplishment? This newsletter.
If it weren’t for COVID, I would have never started it. I’ve been able to provide resources and strengthen a network of people and that is something that truly brings so much joy in creating.
We have the power to control our narrative.
We can’t choose when the pandemic will end or how it will affect certain aspects of our lives, but we can control how we respond.
So, what do you want your COVID story to be?
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Nora