3 ideas to keep going when you’re feeling stuck
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3 ideas to keep going when you’re feeling stuck

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When there is fear and uncertainty, how do you stay calm?

In an ideal world, staying calm and focusing on your breathing is a way to stay grounded. In reality, there are going to be times where you don’t feel as calm and that’s ok.

Reflecting back, I am tough on myself when I don’t stay calm and collected. I also have to remind myself that we are in a pandemic and to give myself some grace.

There have been so many moments of uncertainty in daily life. As we have been asked to stay at home as the daily number of COVID-19 cases rises, there are still things that require going out. For example, getting my battery fixed. I did as much as I could over the phone with technicians and when the battery had to be physically replaced, I had to bring it to the store. Whilst in the store, there was so much fear that arose amongst their employees with unclear information. It created more fear and anger directed at me as a result of miscommunication. Think about the consequences of the miscommunication. For a while, I didn’t know what was going on and whether there could have been a possible interaction with someone that had COVID-19. And it created fear all because the information wasn’t clear and I had to keep asking to clarify the situation. Thankfully it turned out negative, though think of the mental stress that one has to go through.

In these moments of stress, it can be easy to just give up and do nothing. In the interest of everyone, clarity is so key.

If you’re feeling stuck and uncertain, here are 3 ideas to explore:

Disconnect. In a state of being overwhelmed, I’ve had to do my best to disconnect from my phone and the constant alerts. On multiple occasions, I’ve left it in a different room to disconnect from the energy. I’ve also been cutting the energetic cords to release the charge on the emotion. In the situation as described above, I was so wrapped up in the fear and uncertainty that I forgot to cut the energetic cords and it happens. I could feel the feelings of ‘flight or fight,’ in the same week, there was another situation with a potential indirect interaction that thankfully turned out negative. Through all of this, I felt exhausted and had to find ways to recharge. Low-impact exercise. Through mixing up my routine, I have found myself going back to Qigong videos led by Chris to give my thinking brain a rest. As it’s been getting colder and the hours of daylight are less, I’ve been missing some of my daily walks. Walks are a great way to get some sunshine and ground in nature. I sometimes consider it my daily walking meditation to get out of my head and back into my body. Walking also helps me to reset and just focus on taking in my surroundings. Some days I can squeeze my walk in and other days, I turn to either yoga or qigong so that I can get my body moving to feel mentally and physically better. Letting go of the need for things to be ‘perfect’. As we are in uncertain times, there are answers that I want that I don’t always have. Being ok with taking action, even though I don’t have perfect information is a work-in-progress. A great reminder is that “I am doing the best that I have with the resources that I have available.” As things are consistently changing, I have to be open to receiving new information and going with what I have. Otherwise, if I get stuck, I won’t take action. Taking a small action gives me more information. Even if I mentally don’t think that I’m doing enough, I have to remember that it’s the compound effect of small actions taken over time.

Remember that you aren’t alone through these challenging times.

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