Good evening, everybody. How you all doing? Welcome to the show. I've tried to avoid for a while really getting into anything pandemic or COVID related. I think we all got kind of burnout on it. But we're going to talk a little bit tonight about reopening anxiety. And that's because people are now starting to ask me about that. People that are looking to return to the world and dating. And they're kind of like, I don't know, man, I'm feeling anxious. I'm seeing people do things.

So we're going to talk about some of that. But just remember, you know, gentle, loving reminder,

we're still in a pandemic. So still please consider the impact of on other people. Uh,

please do file regulations. Please get vaccinated. Please be honest about it. But yes, you know, we're being pulled

out. Things are emerging. And people are having a lot of anxiety. So what are the things we need to think about?

Well, first off, go slow. Go your own pace. Please don't jump back in because that can be overwhelming.

That can be traumatizing. And that can actually make you not feel like you're ready,

you know, because you went too far.

And then you're like, oh, I'm not ready.

See, that was overwhelming.

It's like, no, if we go slow, you're going to get a sense of mastery, right?

We set the bar low, we move slow so that you feel confident and secure and you master each little step.

And so for some people, moving slow is not jumping into a music festival this weekend, which, by the way, I don't think is safe for anyone to be doing.

And I know that's going to upset a lot of people, but it is not safe to be around crowds, even when they're checking vaccinations, because there are a bulk of people that are getting fake vaccinations.

Vaccination cards.

So it's not safe.

I'm sorry.

And when were they last vaccinated?

When were they last tested?

Last week?

Okay, well, what have they been doing since?

So remember that.

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