Hey Everyone, I hope you are all doing well, as well as you possibly can be during this crazy time. Today in Australia is national R U OK day and it is a great time to take a moment to pause and reach out to someone, a friend, neighbour, or family member and ask R U OK? We are all living with massive changes to our daily lives and the strict restrictions have been challenging for all of us. We are all feeling this in different ways, so take this time to reflect, even as an individual, take a deep breath and know that it is ok to feel anxious or unsettled, and by being honest and saying, ‘No, I am feeling worried or unsettled, and not my regular self’, know that it is a strength and not a weakness to be brave enough to be honest. By sharing how you truly feel will give you a huge boost and will also help someone else feeling the same as they will realise that it is normal right now to feel this way.
I am a planner, I plan everything!! Or you could say, I am a friendly control freak! I believe this has been one of the most challenging parts about Covid. I planned our wedding and honeymoon, now, what wedding and what honeymoon? We then planned to start trying to expand our little family after our wedding, that has also now been delayed. So, you sort of sit back and think, what now? Life feels like it has hit the pause button and that’s okay. We all have our stuff, plans, holidays, dreams that we were all looking forward too, and we all so desperately miss our loved ones and it’s okay to feel upset, mad, and that it’s unfair!
This exact day, one year ago myself, my fiancé and friends were at Disneyland Shanghai, and I cannot help, but think to myself how quickly life changes and how grateful I am for the opportunities and experiences I have had.
The beauty about this is, that it is a great time for reflection and to discover what really matters to you, and who you really are. What is important to you? What must you do before your time is up? I will be honest, I had a big list of personal things I wanted to accomplish, things I wanted to do, places I wanted to travel to, and now my list has been dramatically shortened, with the realisation that this stuff doesn’t really matter. I had put so much pressure on myself to succeed, when I realised, I already have and so have you! We are here today and have pushed through so many heartaches, challenges and keep getting up for round two.
The value of a person’s life is measured by the amount of people they touch in living it.
— Scott Hildreth
I have sadly been a guest at a few funerals the past couple years, for all ages. One thing they all had in common was the quality of the person. Not at one of them did anyone stand up and say, “She had an expensive couch and great shoes”. I am not saying they were my priorities, just that, giving love, being loved, and surrounded by family and friends is so much more important. This is a hard time and I just want everyone to know that they are doing their best, things may not work out as you had planned, but know that you are loved and supported and you are never alone, and when you feel like you are, ask for help, make it known and you will be surprised how full your cup really is.
I hope you all have a wonderful rest of your week, be true and kind to one another and please remember… Every day is a new day to try, you can quit your day job, just don’t ever give up on yourself or your dream.
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