coronavirus – Happily in Progress

Together We Are Strong

Today my heart and mind are focused on music. I love the way that music can transport us away from our current reality and into a place where relaxation reigns and worries and anxieties can drift away on the notes and lyrics. Music can bring us together and connect us – even when vast distances in mind and body keep us apart.

If we were going to create a soundtrack filled with tunes that would spur us on together, gaining strength as we surged forward, it might include songs like these… Read more by clicking the title or icon!

Trust me, I’m trying.

It is almost the weekend and I am beside myself with excitement and anticipation. That seems so odd to me. I mean…what will I do that is that much different from today? I think it has to do with permission to feel all the feels and do what my body needs to do in response. Every day this week I have felt on edge – trying so hard to do things right, trying to meet my needs and the needs of those who depend on me, trying to be positive and realistic at the same time, trying to not let anxiety get the best of me. But tomorrow, nobody expects anything of me. Tomorrow, I can let down. Tomorrow I can give my brain and heart permission to process or not, to be active or not. Permission to just be…. Read more by clicking the title or icon!