Now is a chance to settle,
To ground.
What can we do to help that even more?
Bring your attention to your breath.
Take and inhale.
Let it all go.
Welcome to a hit of hope.
How we talk about things frames how we think about them.
Let me repeat that.
How we talk about something frames how we think about it.
Let me explain.
If you've ever played sports,
You might have lost a game,
But the coach said you are always the winners in my eyes because you fought your hardest out there.
Or you might have won and the coach said you all ought to be ashamed of yourselves because of how poorly you played.
How the coach talked about the loss or the win might have changed how you thought about it.
Imagine a toddler running across a room.
The toddler falls and a parent watching generally has one of two responses.
Oh my gosh,
Are you okay?
Or you're fine.
Brush it off.
Keep going.
If the parent responds,
Oh my gosh,
Are you okay?
There will probably be tears.
If however you respond,
You're fine.
The kid will probably toddle off and eat the nearest dust bunny.
One last example.
If you have a significant other and refer to them as your better half,
That means one thing.
If you refer to them as your ball and chain,
Something else entirely.
So how we talk about things shows what we think about them.
It influences how we think about them.
Or to put it another way,
How you see and what you say is what you get.
This is true for our everyday lives as well as for this current moment we are in.
Oh my God,
I hate this.
That influences how we will think about it.
When will it be over?
Again,
This will change how we are experiencing this moment right here,
Right now.
Now,
This is not to downplay the real emotional,
Mental and physical toll all of this is taking.
This is hard.
It's hard for extroverts.
It's hard for people with short hair.
On a more serious note,
It's really hard for people who do not feel safe in their homes.
And it's not only hard,
But also potentially dangerous.
It's also hard for those who struggle to stay alive for whatever reason under normal circumstances.
So we need to acknowledge this is hard in small ways and in very significant ways.
If any of you are in any of those serious situations,
I hold you in light.
May you be safe.
May you be free from fear.
For those of us who aren't in those kinds of situations,
We need to realize we have a choice.
We get to decide how we will frame this,
What words we will use.
There isn't enough is one option.
I choose to believe in abundance is another.
Me and mine,
That's what matters.
There's one way to think about this.
We are all in this together.
And how can we bring about the greatest good for the greatest number is another.
Inhale.
Exhale.
This is a historical moment.
How you see it,
What you say about it will influence what you get out of this moment.
Do you want to get fear,
Frustration,
Rage?
Or do you want to foster connection,
Humor,
And hope?
How you see and what you say determines what you get.
Inhale.
Exhale.
Namaste.
