Its hot. It has been hot for a while. And it doesn't appear to be letting up anytime soon.
This kind of heat feels limiting: my walks need to be early in the morning lest I keel over of heat stroke, my gardening time is shortened the later in the day it gets, and even if I roll down all of the windows in my car, the breeze is still hot.
This kind of heat is not unlike other times when it feels like life is "turning up the heat" - when we are faced with family conflict, financial strain, illness, pain, fear, depression, anxiety, you name it. Times when our deepest wounds are reopened, old fears triggered, etc.
This is where I remind myself, in this heat or when life "turns up the heat" that:
Nothing last forever.
Nothing does.
Not this heat. Not a fight with your spouse.
This kind of perspective remind me that there will be a time when rains come, when fires are extinguished, when life seems to settle down a bit.
So what do we do when it is hot? When life gets unbearably uncomfortable?
We take care of ourselves. We "cool off" by doing things that feel refreshing. We stop a moment to breathe. We treat opur bodies to healthy, refreshing foods.
Nothing lasts forever.
But when it feels like life just turned up the heat.... take good care. You are worth it.
Be well,
Rebecca
