Hey friend. Today I want to do something a little different and just send you a love note. I want you to know that I think you are doing great.

Because right now there's multiple things going on, right?

On the one hand, you have some loss of freedom or choice,

whether someone broke up with you or a friend said they didn't want to be in your life

anymore or there's coronavirus or your rent got raised or your company got downsized, you didn't get to make a choice.

Something happened to you.

It was shocking.

It felt violating because most of the time we do get to make choices.

Where we live, who's in our lives, what we wear, who we worship, what we do with our days.

You don't have the freedom you want in some area,

and ugh, that sucks.

It does not feel comfortable or welcome and it makes you angry even though you're not quite sure who you're angry at.

Because you know the weather is what it is. A virus is something

that can happen. If they weren't in love with you, then you don't want them to stick around. The market

changed so the company lost money. Like you get it that in this instance

someone wasn't attacking you personally. It just happened and it sucks because you're so

angry and frustrated and you don't even know who to blame. But I think you're doing pretty great. You're doing some yelling and also some

explaining to friends how honestly this could be worse. You're doing some crying and yet you're also feeling some peace.

You know you have it better than many others. You believe that it will get better, and after a few hours or days or weeks in the depths of despair,

you found actions that made you feel better. You made yourself feel better. You found

progress, possibility, you chose momentum and options.

So girl, you are doing great at this whole loss of freedom

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