Sometimes it's an avalanche....
Sometimes the avalanche is real... when multiple stressors, traumas and potential losses pile on, sometimes within minutes. Here is what is on my plate right now:
💥 One friend fighting for his life with messed up kidneys, sepsis and on a ventilator for a week
💥 My elderly cat stopped eating this morning - he is at the vet, trying to see if we have hit the wall
💥 One friend had a serious heart attack last night, needed emergency surgery and is in ICU
💥 Oldest friends' husband in hospital, may need gall bladder out, in serious pain
💥 Friend of 40 years did have her gall bladder out last week, but still can't eat right and is now in congestive heart failure
I know some of you can relate to this - here are five things I am doing to manage and muddle through this:
🌷 Making sure I am hydrating and eating
🌷 I did a physical chore that let me eat up all the nervous energy
🌷 Taking slow deep breaths
🌷 Find something that I CAN do something about - a lot of this involves waiting, but I can't just sit here.... I have clients who need me tomorrow
🌷 Reaching out for support - venting and sharing and raging and receiving
Sometimes it all comes at once - going a minute at a time, taking care of my home and family - staying aware - releasing when I need to - and being careful not to hurt myself, so I don't add to the chaos. Breathing....