No, this is, definitely, not what I expected.
It isn’t like you got up this morning, or any other morning, with the alarm clock buzzing inside your head. Kicking it off your nightstand, you stagger to your feet. Forcing your eyelids open, you look into the mirror.
Looking back at you stands a rumpled post-a-note begging you to add today’s goals or intentions.
OK fine, but they did not include:
The almost humorous bank robbery with a bicycle for a get-a-way car.
Nearly being run over by a car careening through your office windows.
Giving CPR to a co-worker outside the break room.
Hearing the news the vice president’s secretary didn’t make it.
It probably didn’t include anything like what you experienced. Yet it happened. You were there. You didn’t choose it but now you must deal with it.
Now what?
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Give yourself a chance to grieve and to get the support you need. This could be a trip to the gym; a new pair of shoes; a case of tissue paper; a call to a friend; a mini-therapy session with your dog . . .
Breath.Breath in through your nose. Breath out through your mouth. Repeat
Give yourself permission to be who you are in this moment.
Until next time . . . Story Impact: Changing Stories – Changing lives.
