I realized some important things about myself over the quarantine, two of them that have been really catching my attention lately are--I really need and enjoy my alone time and I really need and enjoy unstructured down time.
Transitions can be hard, but they can also be opportunities. One beautiful thing about time away from something is that we can choose how we reengage.
We may now be simultaneously grateful and overwhelmed by reentering the world of interaction with OTHER HUMANS again.
What if that was totally okay? What if we expected it to be a little edgy? It has been another big change.
What if we could also use this current change as an opportunity to integrate the quieter, deeper longings of our truest beings into our social world?
Try playing with different ways to engage, maybe next time your socializing take a few moments or even breaths by yourself or step briefly away from the group. Perhaps take some space in your schedule that is intentionally free of plans.
Or let’s ask—what parts of me got to come out when I was more alone that I would like to bring out now? Now that we get to socialize, we can ask—how do I want to be social? Are there parts of me that I would like to share more?
This can be a coming out process for us all in different ways, where the parts of us that were more hidden have a chance to see the light.
Welcome back, we want you as you are—ever-changing, ever-growing and indefinitely loved.