23/04/2020
It feels like an absolute age since I've posted...and it actually has been. To be honest I haven't had it in me to post anything because it all seemed so trivial in comparison to what has been happening all around us.
I know I'm not alone here when I feel like most days I'm having an out of body experience. Everything just seems so surreal, is this really happening?! Damn straight it is and it's taken a toll. It's been a sh*tty, sh*tty year so far.
I know that I'm not the only one that's struggling and I wish I could reach out and wipe everyone's sorrows, worries and fears away. But reality is I can't, and (again to be honest) I am struggling to do that for myself at the moment.
One thing I can say is that we are all in this together and this too shall pass.
I'm trying everyday to find things to keep my head above water, to not withdraw any further, to not cry at the drop of the hat.
It's not easy but if you need help reach out, there's no shame in saying you need a hand. If you are on the flip side and you are coping, firstly well done you!! 🙏Please share your secrets, every little bit helps.
Things that I have found helpful is exercise, if you have the ability to go for a walk or a bike ride or dance around in your living room to some really LOUD music with a great beat...get the hubby/kids involved, house mates etc DO IT, its soo good!!
Gardening, I could spend all day..and I have..in our garden. Ordinarily I hate weeding but even that has been therapeutic lately😂
Learn a new language, immerse yourself in a book or rediscover an old hobby. For me today it was drawing, I have always been too busy to sit and draw. It's been many, many years since I got pencil to paper and boy was it good. Now I'm working my way back up to getting the oils out. It's no Monet or Renoir but the pleasure it brought me was just what I needed..
If there ever was a time to rediscover or recreate you, it's now!!
@ Barossa Valley
