Well, this is getting interesting...how are you doing?
As we navigate the pandemic, I am looking for new and different ways to grow and connect. How can we connect deeper with self and The Divine? This is Kali learnin' folks! If you were at the February gathering, we talked about rock bottoms in our lives and how they are turning points. Kali is here to BURN SHIT DOWN...to burn down everything that isn't working and give us an opportunity for rebirth and transformation. It hurts. It's hard. It's scary. There are so many unknowns...everything is unknown, in an unprecedented way, for all of us. So how will we choose to navigate through it?
I received a few messages yesterday that really resonated, from Ashley on "The Line" podcast (a Monday don't-miss for me!):
make a commitment to yourself, your energy, your message, and how you want to be showing up during this time.
Make connections - piece things together
make conclusions and commitments
your energy has a ripple effect. It affects people far and wide, way more than you are aware of.
Look, I have fears creep in too...what if the virus is on the mail? I have a history of respiratory infections, bronchitis and pneumonia! What about my Mom - she's 77 with lung issues. What if we run out of food - is it really safe to order more online? What if the stock market crashes...it's happening. What if our buyers back out of the sale of our house, which is due to close on April 15? What if all of the small businesses I know and love go under? What's going to happen to my friends in the restaurant industry!? My son!? ...I could go on. You get the idea.
So here's what I'm doing:
I am making a commitment to myself, and to the collective, to not show up in fear. Sure, fear comes. It's normal. I acknowledge it - yup, I see ya, Fear. You kinda suck and you don't help. And you make everything worse, in fact. So you can sit in the way back while love and trust drive this bus.
I'm choosing to focus on how I can grow and learn and connect in new and different ways.
I'm getting over my aversion to posting on social media - it feels like when I post, I am being a smarmy salesperson. I'm afraid people will think (know) that I am weird. I'm afraid people will think I'm stupid and silly. Yup, I hear ya fears - back seat please. I'm doing it anyway. I just posted a video to youtube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PBF8lG7kCg) and IGTV, which you can also get to via my Instagram (if you didn't know that ;-)) and/or Facebook (IG and FB are @citycricketcoaching). AND IT WAS TERRIFYING! I have never posted a video. Just typing that made my pits all sweaty!
I'm toying with the idea of doing Facebook Lives. I follow a few educators who do this and I like it. If you can't show up at the appointed time, you can catch the replay. It would be like what I would do at a retreat/gathering...in 20-30 minute bites.
I'm GONNA get that blog going, that I have talked about FOR. YEARS. I am going to send (mostly) daily emails. I'm an extrovert trapped in a house with 2 introverts - I GOTTA EXPRESS MYSELF OUTWARDLY!!! And on a positive note, the introverts in the house have never been more happy - haha!
What are you choosing? And how can I help? How can we be connected virtually?
I'm sending you love. So many people are hurting in so many different ways. What are the ways that we can rise to the occasion, to not feed the fear, and to help others?
In peace and love