I’ve had a rough few weeks.
My COVID long haulers symptoms have been out of control. My husband was traveling last week, which (because we are a team) means I’m always on when he is gone. Then he came home and tested positive for COVID, so we’ve been in quarantine mode (aka no school, staying separate, etc).
And honestly I am just so damn tired. Tired in all the ways a working mom and wife are, but the chronic fatigue that is a symptom of long haulers is like every bone in my body wants to hibernate.
My sister sent me a blog post from an author that went to our high school, and near the end of the post the author was discussing coping.
She used the simple word: “here” and I have been thinking about that a lot this week. When I had to nap and miss out on family moments, or cancel work meetings, or go to bed right after my son was asleep because I could not keep my eyes open a moment longer, or when I had to take so many naps to make it through the day and I felt like, wow… time is flying by.
Yet, isn’t that all we ever really have?
HERE.
It is where we are.
It is right now.
We cannot be anywhere else in this moment.
So in all the naps, missed moments and frustration of where I want to be, all I really have is right now. I hope wherever you may be struggling right now, the gentle reminder of “here” helps you to pause, take a deep breath and remember to either enjoy right where you are, or to be reminded that this too shall pass.
Hugs to all of you as we continue to navigate on this crazy world.
