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Mon - Mar 9. Yikes! Got Behind. Let's Welcome Ted to CYC!
My Friend!
Ya might wanna pour some tea, this is a long one...
We've hit 30 members! I'm so grateful you all are here.
We gotta welcome our newest member, and my podcast partner for "Stepping Out of Stuck" on YT, Ted Simmons. Ted is known as The Superhero of Shyness, as he helps shy folks to recognize the skills they developed through their shyness and how to use those skills today. Say Hello to Ted! :)
My apologies. It's been a week, packed into a day, packed into a minute. Wait, is that a Time Turducken? 🤣. I'm late, but not lost...
This weekend, anxiety has been a visitor at night. I didn't sleep well at all Friday and last night. I'm struggling with the external chaos right now. Finding myself so angry that many Americans are struggling to pay for food, healthcare, rent, etc. And there's "no money" for support programs like WIC and SNAP. And SS, Medicare, and Medicaid are shaky.
Meanwhile, billions of our tax dollars are being spent to attack other countries and kill and injure innocents. I'll leave it at that, but it has me shaken.
This is a time of real pedal-to-the-medal, money-where-your-mouth-is, Chaos management. I'm doing what I can with phone calls and postcards sent to "leaders". And from there, I need to care for myself in order to be able to support others. None of us can pour from an empty bucket, right?
So, it's back to my Jin Shin Finger Holds, my EFT Tapping practice, time in nature (I groomed my horse within an inch of his life yesterday, because that's a therapy for me - and he loves the attention). I'm working to avoid added sugar, reaching out to friends, sharing laughs and kitchen support with my neighbors (Got an extra egg? I just need two tortillas.) and getting lots of movement and hydration in (I have another community on Skool called "Functional Fitness Over 50"). Check it out!
I'm working on Box Breathing when I feel my heart rate go up. And leaving my phone on silent for longer periods when I need to concentrate or calm myself.
Finally, taking time to meditate on my Happy Place, a lake in western CT, where I go kayaking and pick blueberries from the bushes along the shore. I picture being there with the sights and smells of summer, feel the cool water and taste the many blueberries that don't make it back to the cabin! What's your Happy Place? Do you go there with imagery when the going gets tough?
My Friend, In your deepest hours of Chaos, go back to all the wonderful strategies we've shared, and know you are cared for and part of this community that supports you. Let us hear from YOU! How ya doin'? What fabulous things are happening in your life? What are you working through now?
Oh, and say Hi to Ted!
See you Wednesday at 6pm MT, 8pm ET, and 5pm PT for our LIVE Call! Link in the Calendar and at the top of your page on Wednesday.
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