31/10/2024
Up down, joy, grief, beauty, fear, I am experiencing a range of emotions. 😀🥹😣😡😭🥲🙃
This is my first week back in Asheville after having been displaced for a month and the reentry process has not been easy.
I finally unburied myself from all of the stuff that came from being on the road for a month plus supplies and water. I'm happy to report that you can see in my kitchen counters now. It took a few days being in the state of overwhelm to be able to tackle it all, but I think I'm on the other side.
The weather here In Asheville is absolutely amazing, the trees are gorgeous, the birds are singing, and there's also a slight haze over the city that was not there before and in some areas it's so thick that you can feel the grit on your teeth. The silt from the flowing water is in the air and creates the feeling of oppression within me.
So I'm riding the waves of emotions, up and down, the election, the divisiveness, dressing up for Halloween, seeing the joy of children, the devastation that is around every corner in my city, it's all there together.
I'm not a particularly anxious person by nature. But what I feel right now is the type of anxiety that is a pressure in your chest, where I can feel the collective grief.
One of the ways I've always healed myself and brought myself through difficult times is by taking what I know and helping others. So if you've read this far and you also are experiencing some challenging emotions, let's hang out.
I'm creating a space every Friday at noon Eastern for everyone to come together and do a bit of practice around how to work with difficult emotions.
Because the election is coming up this week, one of my primary difficult to emotions is spurred by uncertainty, fear. This particular emotion easily sets off the fight or flight response.
So this week we're going to be focusing on the absolutely fastest way that I know (research-based tools) to calm your nervous system. It's quick and it's easy, but you actually HAVE TO DO IT, so why not show up in a group of people who are also aiming to do the same thing?
