Are You Fighting Off Election Fatigue?

Tuesday was election day here in the United States and, at the time of this writing, the race is still undecided (to be expected given the pandemic and the high numbers of ballots still to be counted given early and mail-in voting). Emotions are running high and the temptation to constantly refresh my news feed is real.

I blocked off my calendar this week to meetings and calls knowing, regardless of how things played out, that my energy and spirit would be tired and tender. (I know my fellow empaths get it). While I had a different letter ready to send you this week, I felt compelled to share what’s on my heart. If I can use some gentle reminders right now, I bet you can, too.

It’s hard when things feel out of your hands; when you feel out of control. That’s likely when you spend lots of time trying to understand your feelings by reading news reports or spending hours on social media.

Maybe, just maybe, if you can find others who are having the same experience you can feel justified in your emotions.

And that’s where the hiccup happens — try as you might, you can’t think your feelings.

Read that again: You can’t think your feelings.

Feelings are not to be figured out or fixed. They’re to be felt. Even the shitty ones. (I’m writing this for me as much…