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If you are living in Melbourne right now you are probably experiencing a few different strong emotions, most of which can likely be succinctly expressed by the two words 'well, fuck'. Yes, it is a pile of BS, woe is us and let's have a cry. I did, a massive one. Now that that's over and I've played several Savage Garden songs on repeat for a solid 24 hours (To the Moon and Back, obviously), let's get our shit together. We have another 6 weeks at home. We've done this before and for longer, so obviously that means we can do this again.
Over the next 6 weeks I'm going to be sharing some ways to make this suck a bit less for you. I welcome you to engage in any means you would like (besides dick pics) or not at all.
We all have our own means of coping and yours may be different to mine, but take this 'round two' as an opportunity to discover what yours are. If you spent Lockdown #1 smoking crack and watching Housewives of Beverley Hills, well, this is your chance to not do that. Or, to watch the second season (which is equally as amazing).
Here's my Week 1 bombshell that I'd like to drop straight off the bat:
This is not JUST about you.
Have you ever noticed how much worse things seem when you're balls deep in your own bullshit? My first tip is to do something for someone else, something that makes you gain perspective of your current situation.
This can be as simple as reaching out to a friend you haven't spoken to in a while to make sure they're doing OK. It could be dropping some home baking off to a neighbour or starting a herb garden for the people in your community. It could be listening to your brother's girlfriend bawl hysterically on the phone for 20 minutes (thanks Tania).
Here's my second bombshell....
It is also a bit about you.
This sucks for a lot of people in a lot of ways. Financially, physically, emotionally...the full fucking bag.
You are allowed to feel sad/ angry/ frustrated / depressed....however it is that you feel. The fact that others may be better or worse off than you doesn't detract from your feelings about the situation. Make sure that you are giving yourself the time and space to express that to people who truly hear you. Not everyone will, and that's OK. Just don't talk to those ones.
Well, considering I've just committed to catering for 6 weeks of wisdom, I might leave it there. If I'm going to give you a weekly challenge, it's to do something for someone (who you don't live with) every day this week. Go easy on the toilet paper and if you need a chat, a vent, or a rant, I'm 5% into my Diploma of Counselling so I need all the practise.
