Originally Published: May 2nd, 2021

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5 Principles of Reiki

Just for today, I will not worry

Just for today, I will not be angry

Just for today, I will do my work honestly

Just for today, I will be kind to all living things

Just for today, I will be grateful for my many blessings

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COVID – The Dystopian Novel

Recently, COVID cases are on the rise in my hometown province of Nova Scotia.

With the start of another lock down, life feels like a dystopian novel.

We have to follow rules enforced by the government.

These are to help keep us safe from a virus that is dangerous to some yet not to others.

The virus is like a roll of the dice. If I contract it, will I become gravely ill and die? Or will I suffer uncomfortable symptoms for a few days, then it passes?

Serious stuff.

All of this is out of my realm of control.

I can control the steps I take to make sure I’m adhering to protocols.

Not out of fear, but out of respect for the health and well-being of myself and others.

Life Continues

Along with this, is the reality of everyday life that still unfolds as COVID unfolds along side it.

I work in education.

Classrooms were overhauled and adapted to work during this pandemic.

It wasn’t easy keeping kids in the same cohorts, away from their close friends in other classes.

Constantly telling kids to put their masks back on was challenging.

I often had to remind them to pull their masks back up over their noses. I felt as if I was suffocating under my own mask and wanted nothing more than to take it off. It wasn’t easy being in a class where kids didn’t get along. They had no choice but to be stuck with one another. It wasn’t easy being in an environment where everyone was getting more exhausted as each day passed. My moral was low. My patience, wearing thin. But I tried my best.

Online learning started this past week and I’m working from home. I’m actually happy for this. I work with some great people. They try very hard to bring a positive attitude to the day.

Yet, under it all is this COVID exhaustion. It adds to an already exhausting profession.

Gratitude

I’ve been struggling with feeling gratitude.

I do find myself on the upswing due to online learning. I am getting a break from being at work. I’ve been catching up on my sleep. I have extra time to start working on my long to-do list.

Today, I am grateful to be in lock down.

I need a break from being in a classroom with teenage kids.

Kids already struggling with hormones and teenage issues who also face challenges with COVID protocols.

As a result of COVID frustrations, more kids are choosing to be mean rather than kind.

I’m grateful for the break to give me time to get my patience and my perspective back.

S, 🌻

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