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Here’s Your Cape, Become Your Own Hero
Giving up your power is not something you normally do willing. Instead, it often happens over a long sustained period in increments so small you are consciously unaware of what is taking place.
You, like many of us are probably stretched thin with life in general, and that was well before the pandemic. You may be feeling engulfed by your everyday adult obligations. Not to mention, if you’re trying to stay on top of the ever changing landscape that is COVID-19 you might be feeling emotionally drained. You may be getting advice thrown at you from every direction and inadvertently escalating your anxiety with the newsfeed.
Your friends are letting their children play with other neighborhood children and pressuring you to do the same. A person you live with keeps inviting small gatherings of their friends over, to your shared space and putting you on the spot to join in. Your favorite restaurants are re-opening and you see others dining al fresco. You’ve been working hard but don’t see the progress you hoped for and you’ve let it slide. Hobbies that once made you smile now feel stressful because you haven’t become “good” at them. Maybe you can’t approach certain topics with your inner circle because you can’t bear what they might say. It’s a breeding ground for the ‘what-ifs’. This is where fear sets in for yourself and the ones you loved and the more you…
