It's ok to take a break
Every day we get something new.....a new piece of information from friends or family, from our city, county, state, or federal governments. We read the latest stats from varying sources reporting information on the pandemics effects. We read this article and that article giving more and more information to process. It is ok to take a break.
Prior to this crisis the average person was already on information overload. Now, it is that times 1,000. The constant flow of information is overwhelming to say the least. The feeds, the scrolling, the comments, likes, dislikes, shares, re-shares, press conferences, updates....all of it....information overload. It is ok to take a break.
I am going to say that again.....IT IS OK TO TAKE A BREAK. Selfishly, this writing is as much for myself as it is for you. I have told myself to step away from scrolling, reading, evaluating, and judging. I can feel it when it is happening. The level of angst only goes up when I am in information overload. I say to myself put it down, turn it off, step away; it is ok to take a break.
We have more than enough information to take a break and live for a day. What more do we need to know for the next two weeks outside of following the guidelines set out for us? Nothing. We don't need anything else to live for the next two weeks. It is ok to take a break.
The future is uncertain. What other piece of information do I need to know other than already knowing our lives will change when this passes. How that looks, we don't really know. What we do know is the future is uncertain. Today I can just live, I can just be for one day. It is ok to take a break.
I woke up today. I woke up in a warm house, in a warm bed, and will have a warm shower. I said yesterday, and this is the truth, all of the crazy shit that has changed in our lives, that we miss and love and want back......they are all first world problems. I have health, food, clothing, and shelter. Everything else is fluff....seriously. My favorite coffee place decided to close for the good of the cause. I immediately was a bit sad and angry....but, shifted quickly......it is a luxury. I don't need it. I can make coffee at home. It is ok to take a break.
I don't know the how. I don't have the strategy. I don't even have a plan right now for the future. None of us do, because right now we just need to get through the immediate. Today, I can just be. I can just be for one day. It is ok to take a break.
Prior to this crisis the average person was already on information overload. Now, it is that times 1,000. The constant flow of information is overwhelming to say the least. The feeds, the scrolling, the comments, likes, dislikes, shares, re-shares, press conferences, updates....all of it....information overload. It is ok to take a break.
I am going to say that again.....IT IS OK TO TAKE A BREAK. Selfishly, this writing is as much for myself as it is for you. I have told myself to step away from scrolling, reading, evaluating, and judging. I can feel it when it is happening. The level of angst only goes up when I am in information overload. I say to myself put it down, turn it off, step away; it is ok to take a break.
We have more than enough information to take a break and live for a day. What more do we need to know for the next two weeks outside of following the guidelines set out for us? Nothing. We don't need anything else to live for the next two weeks. It is ok to take a break.
The future is uncertain. What other piece of information do I need to know other than already knowing our lives will change when this passes. How that looks, we don't really know. What we do know is the future is uncertain. Today I can just live, I can just be for one day. It is ok to take a break.
I woke up today. I woke up in a warm house, in a warm bed, and will have a warm shower. I said yesterday, and this is the truth, all of the crazy shit that has changed in our lives, that we miss and love and want back......they are all first world problems. I have health, food, clothing, and shelter. Everything else is fluff....seriously. My favorite coffee place decided to close for the good of the cause. I immediately was a bit sad and angry....but, shifted quickly......it is a luxury. I don't need it. I can make coffee at home. It is ok to take a break.
I don't know the how. I don't have the strategy. I don't even have a plan right now for the future. None of us do, because right now we just need to get through the immediate. Today, I can just be. I can just be for one day. It is ok to take a break.
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