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truth, who does this belong to? am i energetically taking on other people’s feelings and symptoms in the pandemic?

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i generally feel healthy, strong and vital as long as i don’t eat certain foods that i have found deplete me. yet, since the beginning of the shutdown, even though i’ve miraculously kept from using food to manage my feelings, i have been experiencing … [Read more...] about truth, who does this belong to? am i energetically taking on other people’s feelings and symptoms in the pandemic?

not knowing my future on this holy in between day

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this week alone multiple events i was looking forward to attending months from now got cancelled. in some cases the decisions absolutely had to be made this week due to refund deadlines or other financial considerations. in other cases, it seemed … [Read more...] about not knowing my future on this holy in between day

ok, i’ve done my part. time to get back to life, right?

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suddenly the people around me, friends, neighbors, clients, and i, are signaling that they’re basically done with sheltering in place and ready to get back to normal. the sentiment is this, "they said 2 weeks was important. i did two weeks. i didn’t … [Read more...] about ok, i’ve done my part. time to get back to life, right?

could lowering our defenses help us stay well physically and mentally?

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in multiple articles, the science is clear. what often kills people infected with covid-19 is not a failure of the immune system to fight off the invading disease, it is an over-production of immune function. the atlantic’s ed yong (british science … [Read more...] about could lowering our defenses help us stay well physically and mentally?

which feelings am I allowed to have in the pandemic?

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if you’re anything like me, you’re alternately angry, sad or afraid during the shutdown.  so is everyone, so so what? in a weekly spiritual support group that i’ve attended for years we tell each other what is going on in our lives.  some days things … [Read more...] about which feelings am I allowed to have in the pandemic?

shutdown stage five:  acceptance (allowance)

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i live in sacramento where we have been in a locally ordered countywide shut down since midnight on wednesday march 18th.  on march 19th, 20th, 22nd and 23rd i covered the first four stages of shutdown: denial, anger, bargaining & depression (see … [Read more...] about shutdown stage five:  acceptance (allowance)