A friend entered my sun room while I was away. She deposited an incredibly sad looking mountain aloe on the floor. Later she told me she was at her wits end to bring this poor plant back to life. But she believed I would be willing to nurture it until it recovered from being left out in the miserable weather we’ve suffered of late.
I’m willing to try, but not sure I’ll succeed. |
The stress of dealing with an altered existence has proved too much for so many. Poverty, jobs lost, illness, and now worldwide catastrophic climate events have caused huge anxiety almost anywhere you can think of.
It’s time to take a deep breath and step back to think. Yes, there’s a lot that has vanished. A lot of rules that often don’t make sense as you’re trying to keep your head above water. For those of you with children it is desperation. You know they should be in school, but at the same time are you putting them in danger?
Your heart aches for them, having to wear a mask every day. Your natural instinct is to nurture them, but when they aren’t with you how can you do that? Sniffle at school, runny nose, and you’ll be called from work to pick up your child. How do you combine work and children? There’s the guilt.
Nurturing during times of stress is not easy. But that’s the challenge! What can you do to ensure that the folks around you always know you care? That they will feel confident enough in your nurturing ability to drop off a dying plant? You won’t always succeed in helping, but you can always succeed in caring.
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