In the spirit of persevering through even the darkest of the dark, I bring you ten inspiring quotes to get us all through hard times.
(In case you need reminding, the Corona virus is no match for the human spirit.)
What Rehab Taught Me About Surviving a Pandemic
Watching life turn upside down has reminded me of another time my world crashed down around me: going to rehab for drug addiction.
Though I’m the first to admit that dumpster fire was entirely my own doing, I can’t help but see some clear parallels between surviving that burn and this one.
Dare I say it, but rehab prepared me for this. And in case it can aid you to, I’d like to share a few parallels I’ve observed.
Privileged Problems: How to Deal with "Small" Issues Amidst a Global Pandemic (and Other Crises)
People are dead…and we’re pissy about not going outside?
How dare we mourn our inconveniences when there were whole lives lost, right?
And yet whether we shut down the conversation or not, a most definitive frustration, negativity, and general feeling of depression exists among many people who (one could argue) have “no right” to feel anything but grateful for what they DO have. How do we navigate privileged problems?
Friday the 13th: How to Navigate an (Actually) Scary World Amidst a Pandemic, Uncertainty, and our Future Ghosts
The presence of COVID-19 all over our world has made an average week feel like an apocalyptic movie – our grocery stores have been ransacked, our travel has been cancelled, and America’s dad Tom Hanks has even been diagnosed. How do we balance staying informed with feeling overwhelmed? And what do our “future” ghosts have to do with handling the current (and often scary) situation at hand?
How to Be the Hero of Your Story: Tips on Pain, Re-framing, and Transformation
Doing Scary Things: How to Speak in Public With Confidence (News Clip)
The Sacred: How Time Travelling Can Show Us What We Already Have to Be Grateful For
It can be a terrifying to realize that holding onto the things we love is like grasping water that just keeps running through our hands – fruitless. They will change, and eventually all of it will go.
But this doesn’t have to strike us with fear of what we’ll lose – instead it can be this insanely profound gift.
Because how holy and sacred is all this stuff we actually have today, right?
A Creepy Hitchhiker Taught Me About Certainty: How to Stop Waiting to Make Decisions About Life
The man who had looked like a funky hippie from afar looked pretty sketchy and creepy up close. His body had a strange tick and some teeth were missing; though the years have dulled my memory, I specifically recall that his eyes had this terrifying look – a look that we all register deep down in our animal body. Is this what it means to be certain?
I Got My Miracle Baby - And I Still Kept Wanting More
Removing the Mask: How to Be Who You Are and Deal with People Leaving
I’ve never had as many people unsubscribe from my blog as I have in the past few months – we’re talking some big digits - it’s been wild.
Seeing that I’d lost subscribers was something that used to get me really down– it made me think: “Did I offend them? Overwhelm them?” Or the highest offense in my book…“Was I boring?”
Turns out, I was on the exact right track…