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One Day at a Time


As you are reading this, I sincerely hope that you are staying safe and healthy.

It's been hard to write new posts for this blog. I don't have any medical training, so to write anything regarding the virus would be misleading and unethical. And finding inspiration beyond the virus is difficult. I am not sure if I should find comfort from this, but knowing that we are all under this same stress is making it bearable. I do find solace in the fact that we will get through this. This is not forever. Eventually, we will get back to our concerts, our games, our jobs, our lives. Our only option now is to persevere.

I have a friend in recovery and attended some meetings with him Before. One of the meetings discussed the famous AA adage of "One Day at a Time" and it really hit home for me. Yesterday has already happened and is beyond your power to change. Tomorrow has yet to come, and you don't know what will happen. The only thing that you can do is keep yourself accountable for today.

At the time, I thought of how this related to health and wellness. Like most of us, I get tempted with
Not me, but she looks happy!
unhealthy food. But, I thought how I can adjust my thinking to, "I'm going to make this meal as healthy as I can. I don't know about the next one and I can't undo the last, but this is the one I can control." It really really struck a chord for me and helped me to understand what the other people and my friend might be going through.

As Corona continues it's World Tour, there are struggles that we never thought we would have to face. Did you ever think that you would need to ground your parents? Or, figure out how you would be able to share a computer with your child when you have work and she has school? Would you have ever treated toilet paper like it was the "must-have toy" of the Christmas season? For real, who out there knows the delivery schedule of their local grocery stores?

Adjusting to any new routine is hard, and this one was sudden and unforgiving. But, don't feel guilty for kicking your kid off the internet so you can get on your conference call. It's okay to let the dog run in the backyard instead of taking her on a long walk. And it is definitely acceptable to shrug your household chores for a some trashy TV show just because you need an escape. At the end of the day, as long as you did everything within your power and tried the best that you could with the resources and knowledge you have, you deserve a gold star.
Even Oprah agrees, you are doing a great job. 
Use the past to learn from your mistakes. Don't stress about tomorrow, it's not here yet. Focus on the good that you can do one day at a time. 

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