BEING HUMAN
A Guide to Living Deeply
That weirdness you're feeling despite the world re-opening? You're not the only one. As the pandemic begins to pass and the world returns to "normal", we're finding ourselves feeling anything but. 2020 was a year of trauma through and through, so yes, it makes sense that you're feeling a little off about re-entering an old reality. Where do we go from here? How do we move forward? Let's explore.
While the aftermath is still unclear when it comes to the drastic impact to come from the virus, we as humans and as a community can control our perspective, our sanity, and our productivity during the COVID-19 quarantine. Keep clean, stay in control, and don't forget to focus on what's important: your well-being and continuing to foster your relationships to create calm amidst the storm.
Some times it can feel like no matter how many times you pick yourself up, life just knocks you back down. When life feels hard, there are a few ways to try to trick your brain into feeling a sense of purpose and positivity.
Here’s what I know to be true. It’s not about finding the 'right person', it’s about building the right relationship. It’s about being the right version of yourself FOR yourself. This is a much less romantic and far harder version of love than the story they tell on the movie screens. Sure, you hope they’re a hottie, but beyond that, these are the true qualifications for creating something sustainable and real.
The looming pressure of getting thrown into ‘the real world’ upon graduating from college is the physical equivalent to a lion den. You're flooded with fear. Fear of the future, fear of the unknown, fear, perhaps, of leaving the new life you created to return to one that you've outgrown. From the failures to the fabulous, here’s how to survive (and thrive) in #postgradlife.
We’ve all found ourselves in this spot before. Lashing out at the ones we love most. Placing blame on their behavior rather than reflecting on your own. Why is this? We can be so cruel to the ones we care deepest for, dreaming up dramatizations or holding back when it’s best to be honest. Before we can effectively navigate our way out from these natural tendencies, let’s start at the beginning.
