Spread Cheer, Not Fear
It’s been awhile. Life. Life has been busy, hectic, and confusing. I took a few weeks off from writing to prepare and enjoy our Disney trip and then boom, a national pandemic. As someone who has anxiety, my mind and heart have been racing. As a teacher, I’ve been trying to be that comfort zone. That place of safety in a scary, unknown world. As a mom, I’ve tried to continue our day to day lives and shelter them from the fear of the unknown. It’s scary out there. At first, I tried to downplay it all. This wasn’t a big deal, we will be fine. Then as more and more information comes out it really starts to make more sense and made me realize it is ok worry. I have quite a few family members above 60 years old. I fear for them. I fear for my son who already has respiratory issues. When schools shut down for 2 weeks I didn’t know how to feel. Sad? Scared? Happy? What I do know is that I’m going to enjoy this 2 weeks (at least) with my children and husband. I’m going to make ...