Covid-19 Does Not Have The Power
Covid-19 and all the drama that it has brought has been a huge stress on many many people. The pandemic may or may not be to blame, but through it I’ve seen relationships end, businesses disappear, stressed parents, increased anxiety, lost jobs, overwhelmed healthcare workers, big decisions, and then there’s the fact that people are literally dying, or afraid of dying. This whole situation is increasing feelings of isolation, magnifying mental health issues, putting some in dangerous situations, and making people less likely to reach out and help someone, or ask for help. I read an article in the Atlantic recently where a mom’s child went over the edge of a waterfall, and people literally fled the scene (to be fair, ONE person stayed with her, and that’s what the article was about, but still). We need people helping people.
Before I continue, I have to tell you the truth: I’m almost completely spared any effects of Covid-19. Work has been about the same. I’m as masked and socially distanced as I desire. No one I know has gotten sick or died. I didn’t even have a travel plan canceled or changed. This year has been a good year for me, but let’s not forget that there are still several months left for a 2020 kick in the head. The pandemic isn’t over yet.
Forgive Covid-19, Forgive 2020, Forgive Forgive Forgive….
Even though I’ve been spared, I’m writing this for the person who is literally or figuratively dying this year. I’m forgiving Covid. I’m forgiving 2020. I’m forgiving myself for believing that I ever had any control of how my life works. I’m forgiving myself for not doing more before all of this. I’m forgiving myself for not being a different person before all of this.
This way I can be free to enjoy hanging out with my baby, rolling with the punches, asking for help, and reaching out to others.
I forgive myself for believing I can’t live and love and enjoy my life until Covid is over. I forgive myself for believing that I can’t enjoy my life as long as I also wear a mask or live in this country or endure social distancing.
It’s incredible to me how a person can feel so extra alone in a situation that is literally affecting every person on the planet to some degree. No matter what, Covid still doesn’t have the power to take away my power or joy or choice I have (even if more limited).
I forgive…
I forgive 2020 (Covid and the adults “in charge”) for kicking me in the head, for taking away things I love, for ruining my plans, for reminding me I have no control, for taking away my life (my job, my money, my friends, my restaurants, my health), for being so hard, for forcing me to change, for forcing me to be more creative or be stuck, for trapping me, for making me deal with things I didn’t want to deal with, for making me face myself, for making more angry (anxious, depressed, hurt, traumatized), for making me more afraid, for making others afraid, for killing.
I give others permission to forgive me when I want them to feel how bad I feel this year, when I treat others hypocritically to how I expect to be treated, when I’m a hypocrite, when I blame them for all my problems.
I give myself permission…
I give myself permission to let go of all my expectations of how this year and the following would go. I give myself permission to let go of Covid going away, of not knowing what to do, of being unhappy with change. I give myself permission to let go of controlling. I give myself permission to let go of anger with 2020, covid, the powers that be.
I give myself permission to feel calm and content even in chaos.
I give myself permission to feel safe and secure even in the unknown.
I give myself permission to feel forgiveness and happiness when things change the way I don't want to.
I give myself permission to feel joy in how I create and transition and dance with this wild ride every person on the planet is also dealing with.
I give myself permission to be calm and content as others are not.
I give myself permission to show up in my life more creatively.
I give myself permission to fight back with compassion and creativity.
I give myself permission to love myself and others more by paying attention to and filling needs that are within my power.
I give myself permission to feel safe, secure, and complete taking my power back even in a pandemic, protesty, cray election year ;)
I give myself permission to be happy and laugh and love more than I could have ever imagined in these circumstances.
Take that 2020--whatever was and whatever is to come. Reach out to us if you’re looking for the boost through this year. Emotional Polarity Technique™ can help!