Resiliency… it’s the word I heard when I asked Spirit “what’s the lesson in this?”. “This” being what we’re experiencing with the coronavirus.

So this is a friendly, loving reminder – you are strong, you are powerful, you are resilient!

It seems like life has changed in the blink of an eye. The details may be different, but think back to 9/11. We are feeling many of the same things we did back then. There was so much uncertainty and fear. And like now, we were figuring things out as we went and eventually got back on our feet. We will do that again, as a planet, a nation, communities and individuals.

I have to be honest though, last week I spiraled down the rabbit hole of fear. I’m not sure what started it, but suddenly I had questions and thoughts that scared me about the future. They went around in my head like a gerbil in a wheel until I was mentally exhausted. I ended up spending the evening staring at my laptop screen, watching things on YouTube that didn’t really interest me. That’s my go-to. I know it distracts me from being aware of how I feel so I don’t do something to feel better. I know it keeps me stuck in whatever yuckiness I’m feeling. But I do it anyway (yes, I’m learning too!).

The next morning, I knew I didn’t want a repeat of the night before. I did my regular morning spiritual stuff and got off on the right foot. I was feeling better and doing things to help me stay in that sweet spot. The rest of the day was a bit of a yo-yo though. The challenge for me was staying in that sweet spot as I went out. In general, I’ve found that people are staying positive for the most part. There have been some that want to focus on the fearful stuff. I have to keep reminding myself that may be what they believe or think, but it’s not what I believe or think. And then I do some affirmations in my head until I feel better. I’ve also found that sending that person love feels better too.

But sometimes I hear something that triggers some fear in me. Those are moments of truth for me, where the spiritual rubber hits the road. Because I can fall back to old patterns of getting wrapped up in the fear or embrace the things I’ve learned about my power, who I am and being aware. Sometimes I do the former, like I did the other day. I’m getting better though at doing the latter. Even if I do get caught up in the fear, I can say that I don’t stay in it as long as I used to. And I’m also not beating myself up about it either. I have to keep reminding myself that everything is a learning opportunity and asking myself “what did I just learn with that?”.

Are you going through the same thing? That’s part of this beautiful journey of life. We get to experience so many different things and learn how to navigate through them. Right now, we’re all experiencing a pandemic that is affecting everyone’s lives. We can talk about love and light and spirituality until the cows come home, but are you putting it into practice? What do you do when you’re feeling fear (in any of its forms, like uncertainty, worry, anxiousness, doubt and sadness)? Do you let it stop you? Or do you do something at some point to move past it? You are not alone in feeling fear, everyone feels it. The learning comes from what you do with it.

So this is your friendly, loving reminder – you are strong, you are powerful, you are resilient! You can get through this. You will get through this and be the better for it.