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Thanks for being a loyal email subscriber to The Bounce Blog. We appreciate hearing from you and look forward to continuing to engage with you as we provide you with new content. Let us know if you ever have any questions. As your host, I have sought to bring relevant topics to the forefront that will help you heal and continue to experience growth in this life journey. I want to continue with that intention this year, by introducing a new author and host of this blog, now aptly named “Change is Possible,” from Nugent Family Therapy.
To get started, let’s talk about the past — 2020.
Of the many experiences we encountered last year, the most common is a sense of loss. Pieces of our lives seem to be missing. It is a feeling of groundless, emptiness and many have equated these feelings to the emotional spectrum consistent with the grieving process.
Such an accurate depiction of what we went through! Last year at this time, life as we knew it drastically shifted over the course of just a few weeks – even days. Most of us had to learn how to keep ourselves and families safe from COVID-19, while re-thinking commutes, travel and work and distance-learning schedules. Compounded with the fear of scarcity of food and other essential supplies, while watching the numbers of illness and deaths rise as well as facing other complexities like income loss that made survival difficult, we were catapulted into a reality many of us were and still are ill-prepared to manage.
Now as schools are reopening, in-door dining is possible, vaccinations are being distributed in record numbers and even the season heralds fresh, new beginnings, there is an opportunity to acknowledge the grief and loss experienced in 2020 while looking forward to the promise of the future.
Looking back at the loss, we can also see what we may have gained. Maybe it’s a new appreciation for our health and caring for others; structured schedules or being thoughtful of time with family and friends outside the home. It could also be a renewed awareness of equity and social justice.
Staying at home may have also improved our focus about social justice issues we ordinarily would not have paid attention to. That knowledge and experience benefits all our lives and it helps us become better humans to ourselves and others.
We will forever be impacted by the effects of COVID-19. There are days a song or smell may bring to mind a memory of life before the pandemic that makes us catch our breath or hold back tears. As we continue to adjust to our present, and tend to the soreness of what we’ve lost, we can think about what this past year has brought and taught us, and look towards the future with gratitude and hope.
Thoughts to Ponder:
- What was the loss last year that prompted you to consider re-shifting your priorities?
- What did you benefit from during the stay at home orders?
- How will your life continue to be impacted by what you experienced during the pandemic?
Crom Rehab says
Thanks! By the way, a referral from a friend, colleague, or doctor you trust is another way to find a therapist who might be a good fit for you. While a referral is a good place to start, it’s important to recognize that you may have different needs and goals with your therapy than the person giving you the recommendation. Everything is going to be okay 🙂
Mike George says
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