Quarantine Brain

Switching gears a bit here. I just wanted to spend a little time in reflection. There have been so many different things shared on social media lately. Some of them are so helpful and encouraging to me, but there are also so many posts lately that for various reasons, I just feel frustrated reading. This is a space where people are obviously allowed to share and express their opinions. We all have the right to have those opinions but I also think we should be more careful about how we're sharing our opinions with others. Sometimes we could argue that because our opinion is a positive one, or even a helpful one, that it's good to share. I want to ask though, can we also double-check our motive for what we're about to share? Do we think it could truly ignite positive changes in others, or are we trying to give ourselves a little boost up, because maybe we're handling something better than others, or we're doing our part, so others should be doing the same? Friends, can we stop and consider that our situations are not all the same? Can we check our hearts to make sure that we are approaching from a place of love and not a place of judgment?

I just want everyone to consider, before you share your ideas, all the different people that may be reading what you are writing. I see a lot of posts about how easy it is to simply stay home and sit on our couches in the comfort of our homes. Look, for many, that is easy enough. It's mostly easy for me because I love being at home, but I don't think that a woman who suffers from domestic violence would feel the same way, or the teenager who has alcoholic or abusive parents, or the person living alone that suffers from depression. I'm not trying to get on a soapbox here, or point any fingers. I only want to rally together with all of you to try and really encourage one another through this time. Let's reach out more. Let's pick up the phone and call our family and friends. Let's share our photos of our beautiful children and all the creative ways they are trying to share love with others and quite frankly, can we follow their example and start approaching this with the heart of a child? Hearts that aren't binded by prejudices and pride, but hearts that are pure and open to love.

Look, we should absolutely be trying to make the best of this situation and we should be taking advantage of the slower pace of each day and using that precious time wisely and that will honestly look different for each of us and that's cool, because we are all created uniquely.

So my prayer tonight is just that our hearts can be filled with more compassion for one another and less judgment when someone else may be handling things differently than we do. There are so many trials out there. Let's help each other triumph! Peace be with you all! Happy Easter!

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