Connecting With Hope

Connecting with hope- even and especially when you don't feel ok.

Many are not feeling ok right now.
So much pain and hardship in the practice of medicine right now.
Sending love and compassion to each and every one of my colleagues in medicine.

It would not be human to feel normal in the 19th month of a pandemic with death all around and yet of course you want to feel more human and “better.”

Allow the hard, bad, anger, anxiety, and all the feels. To lessen the tightness and create a crack- a crack to let in light. Perhaps hope.

Hope is not toxic positivity. It is choosing to see possibilities.
It is not ignoring feelings or bypassing them.
It is choosing to find good and feel good even in the midst of the hard.
Hope empowers you to move forward despite life's challenges

Hope is spacious.
Hope empowers you to move gracefully with kindness, softness, and acceptance.
Hope understands it is ok not to be ok.
Hope sees the tragedies as seasons.
Hope asks helpful questions.
Hope is peaceful, patient, and present.
Hope trusts.

Hope is light yet grounded.
Hope takes deep breaths and pauses.
Hope has room for wishes and wants.

What would hope do?

If you are struggling and want/need help finding hope- please reach out.

You can also check out the intro of a live coaching session on this topic from last night: https://youtu.be/GKr8nEXOxJ8

And last Saturday’s yoga class on the same theme: https://youtu.be/kGB8LRxIo2Q

May you all be safe.

May you all find comfort somewhere.

May you all connect with hope.