Stressful times are upon us with the continuing world pandemic 20 months later and the holidays upon us…so my question for you is this: “How do you Nurture Relationships during Stressful Times?
Stressful times will show up in our lives on a regular basis. We have frequently experience times of worry, grief, anxiety, and stress. We have these times at work, at home and even personally that come up on a regular basis. Yes, the pandemic has created it to be accentuated and has compounded things like crazy, but we can learn to do better and create more control for ourselves and our circumstances. But it begins with you!
The lessons here are to appreciate what you do have, recognize the simple yet profound things that are still all around us. Plan things that will be memorable. Do things that are not easy and do not expect them to look a certain way. There are many ways for us to learn from this. Choose to be willing to look for what you are learning. Choose to see what is right in front of you and how you are blessed. See things from gratitude and abundance and the nurturing of relationships will happen even during stressful times. Choose to play your game of tic tac toe with hearts instead of empty zeros and watch the love win.
These lessons are not only for our holiday celebrations. These lessons are for everyday life. Think about the stresses of work. Are you working from home? Are you Zoomed out of your ever-living mind? Are you homeschooling? Is your spouse working from home too and is it stressful as heck? Are you sick of wearing masks and putting sanitizer on your hands? Stressful times are all around us. They are not going away quickly…some will never go away.