{"id":8505,"date":"2020-03-27T11:09:41","date_gmt":"2020-03-27T15:09:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfgxfm\/?p=8505"},"modified":"2020-03-27T11:09:41","modified_gmt":"2020-03-27T15:09:41","slug":"its-going-to-be-alright","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfgxfm\/blogs\/afternoons\/2020\/03\/its-going-to-be-alright\/","title":{"rendered":"It’s Going To Be Alright"},"content":{"rendered":"

I keep telling myself that.\u00a0 “It’s going to be alright.”\u00a0 Or as Matthew McConaughey would say “Alright, alright, alright!”<\/p>\n

These are trying times.\u00a0 There are days I wake up and for a second – forget.\u00a0 Forget what is happening in the world.\u00a0 Then reality hits.<\/p>\n

As of Monday – my studio will be my scrapbook room.\u00a0 I guess it’s good it’s finally going to get used for something because all I seem to do in my scrapbook room is pile up pictures and sticker collections.\u00a0 Waiting for “one day” when I’m not so busy. (smile)<\/p>\n

I hope that you are doing alright.\u00a0 I hope that you are finding the good and reminding yourself of what you can still be grateful for in all this.\u00a0 Gratitude and attitude are key in getting through the tough stuff.<\/p>\n

I think of my days in radio, and there have been a lot of them.\u00a0 There is nothing that compares to what we are dealing with right now.<\/p>\n

I remember 9\/11.\u00a0 Watching that story unfold. What seemed like a bizarre plane crash turned into something so much more sinister and beyond words heartbreaking.\u00a0 We thought 9\/11 changed our world.<\/p>\n

I remember the day the mall roof collapsed, killing a woman inside.\u00a0 I remember trying to understand how to do my job then.<\/p>\n

Snow days always messes people up.\u00a0 Bus cancellations.\u00a0 Other cancellations.\u00a0 But NOTHING compares to what we are going through now.<\/p>\n

We are trying to find a balance between giving you the information you need, and being a light in the darkness.\u00a0 Not easy.<\/p>\n

We are all with you, feeling all the emotions.\u00a0 It’s a roller coaster ride.\u00a0 Some days, some minutes, I can feel totally alright.\u00a0 Others not so much.\u00a0 The heaviness sets in.<\/p>\n

And I don’t think there is a right or wrong way to feel right now.\u00a0 I think we are all entitled to have all the feelings.<\/p>\n

I read an article today that sums it up so well.\u00a0 What we are experiencing is grief<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I am trying so hard to find a routine in this not so routine life.<\/p>\n

I try to get up at the same time, enjoy a cup of coffee or two, workout and then get ready for the work day ahead.\u00a0 I try.\u00a0 But it’s not as easy.<\/p>\n

It’s hard.\u00a0 I’m distracted, because there is a constant feeling of “none of this is normal”.<\/p>\n

We want to know when this is going to end.\u00a0 We want to know that everything is going to be OK, but there is no certainty and that is what’s scary. We worry about our health, and the health of our loved ones.<\/p>\n

I am always wondering in the back of my head “Will I get this?” and wondering about every sneeze or different feeling.\u00a0 It’s a mind game right now, and we have to make sure we don’t give in to the worry.<\/p>\n

I did a home workout yesterday and got so frustrated with myself because I kept stopping. And those fears and anxieties kept creeping in.\u00a0 Where normally I love my workouts, now I’m struggling.\u00a0 It’s the heaviness we are all carrying around.<\/p>\n

And as I stopped my workout, fighting back tears, and fears and frustration – I realized, that this was what it was like when I was getting over the loss of my family so many years ago. This is grief.<\/p>\n

One minute you can be fine and another minute waves of sadness, or fear or anxiety come flooding in and take over.<\/p>\n

Just like when you are grieving, the world you know has been turned upside down.<\/p>\n

You just want to wake up and have it all be a bad dream.<\/p>\n

I have a strong faith and I am believing it will be alright.\u00a0 I believe that together we will get through this and be stronger for it.<\/p>\n

I will do my best to keep putting one foot in front of the other, bringing a smile to your afternoon as long as I can.<\/p>\n

Hang in there my friends because we going to be okay.<\/p>\n

Stay home.\u00a0 Wash your hands. Often.\u00a0 Don’t touch your face.\u00a0 Or anybody’s face. (smile)<\/p>\n

Stay connected with people.\u00a0 Reach out to those who might be feeling more alone than ever.\u00a0 Text, email, message or pick up the phone and chat!<\/p>\n

Grief.\u00a0 What an interesting way of thinking about it.\u00a0 It’s what we are experiencing right now with our new normal.\u00a0 Grieving connection, grieving unemployment, grieving friendship and what’s normal.<\/p>\n

This sure ain’t normal.\u00a0 My heart breaks for all those who have lost loved ones in this.\u00a0 We get the numbers every minute of the day it seems.\u00a0 But those aren’t just numbers. They are people. Moms and dads, brothers and sisters, aunts, uncles, grandpas and grandmas and friends.<\/p>\n

That’s why it is so very important that we each realize how valuable we are in beating this.\u00a0 We need to do our part as individuals.<\/p>\n

Social distancing seems painful and hard.\u00a0 We don’t like it.\u00a0 We don’t want to do it.\u00a0 But we need to.<\/p>\n

We need to do what we can to protect ourselves and in return protect each other.<\/p>\n

And our community is known for it’s big heart.\u00a0 So let’s go.\u00a0 It’s time to shine and rise to that challenge.<\/p>\n

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