Dear April, Its that time of year! You love it, don't you?! It's exciting; deadlines to met, students enrolling, and lots of places to be! The hustle and bustle of back to school is reminiscent of the holiday season. The rush with one goal in mind. But this year is different and you're keeping yourself laser focused on WHY this year is more difficult instead of just letting it be. So let's talk. Listen, it's ok that you can't handle as big of a mental load right right but it's not ok for you to degrade yourself because you are struggling. This is a season with more to do, but you have to acknowledge that you have an extra heavy load this time around. It's the year of firsts for you. Allow that. Let that happen. Take an extra hour when you get home to sit. No, I mean JUST SIT. Your brain is trying to restructure after suffering something it does not know how to fix. Right now, your mind is grappling with loss. It's desperately trying to connect to som...
Sometimes it's crazy. Sometimes it's calm.