Sit with It.

I had a rough week. I try to keep this space positive and uplifting, but I also try to keep it honest.

Without getting into details, I got some disappointing news and then unrelatedly, I hurt my back. This back thing is interesting because usually if something bothers or disappoints me, I can cope with productivity. I can put energy into my work, cleaning the house, taking a walk, or working out but the only thing I can really do right now is rest. So, here I am, resting with a heating pad on my back, writing this blog post.

Since I can’t “busy” my way through this, I figure that I’m supposed to sit with whatever I’m supposed to learn here. I don’t want to but here we are, ha.

So, my coping mechanism today is reminding myself that this too shall pass. This back issue will get better with time. The disappointment from this week will sting less over time. Our grief, our anger, our sadness, our disappointment, it subsides.

But so do the good times. Our joys, the beautiful moments, the really good times, they don’t last forever either. So, let’s really appreciate the good moments and good days not taking any little bit of good we can find for granted.

Tomorrow will bring with it its own possibilities.

So, let’s just allow today to be today.