Have you ever sat up in bed and felt the room spin?
Or stood up and couldn't stop from nearly falling over, having to reach out and grab onto something to steady yourself?
It's the weirdest feeling.
I've been experiencing it physically for about a week now. It's the second time in my life that this has happened and both times it's been a bit terrifying.
I'm okay though. Working through it. No need to worry.
But the sensation of spinning in my physical life makes me think about the constant state of spin we've been in for the past few months.
Between COVID and the lockdown and now the state of unrest in our country, I can imagine that nearly every single one of us is feeling a bit dizzy.
This underlying current of stress and uncertainty that we're dealing with is taking a toll on everyone's physical and mental wellbeing.
Having vertigo prevents me from running too, which is my primary outlet for keeping my serotonin levels high.
I'm trying not to default to comfort foods, because I know that only makes it worse when I can't run off the calories.
And alcohol is a really bad idea when I'm dizzy already, so let's keep that from becoming a regular thing.
So what's a girl to do?
I'm trying meditation in the mornings. I'm forcing myself to sit still more and try to just breathe.
I'm listening to inspirational audiobooks.
The weather has been really nice, so I've spent more time outside just relaxing in the sunshine. My Vitamin D levels are probably pretty good for once.
I'm letting my friends help me if I need it.
I feel like the universe is trying to tell me something. Heck, maybe it's trying to tell us all something.
We've got to do something to stop the spin.
I certainly don't know exactly what that is.
But I have a hunch that there might be some simple things we can do to help. Things that are in our personal control.
Let's take it back to the basics, to the fundamentals we learned in kindergarten.
Things like:
Be polite and kind
No yelling
Wait your turn
Share
Do your best
Say please and thank you
Listen when others are speaking
Respect one another and each other's things
Some days I feel like we've forgotten what we learned back then.
Maybe if we all had to retake kindergarten, we could stop the spinning.
I say we give it a try.
Who's with me?
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