Immediately is Diwali, the celebration of sunshine. I by no means thought I’d have time to sit down and write at the moment. Often it’s busy with household, preparations, and celebrations. Immediately is quiet. Our household celebration is postponed because of quarantine, and sickness (fortunately with unfavourable covid exams).

2020 has been stuffed with the surprising. The phrases cohort, pandemic, social distancing, COVID, and quarantine, have inserted their manner into not solely our each day vocabulary, however our lives. In February of this yr, as I left on maternity go away, I couldn’t have imagined what was in retailer. Because it stands, my little child boy is a timestamp of a modified world. Since March, we’ve huddled shut, prioritized well being and made selections that beforehand did not even enter our consciousness.

It has been weeks, if not months, since I’ve been considering I ought to attach. Life would not take a look at all like what I had imagined as I headed out of the workplace. As an alternative of getting my days stuffed with child actions and planning my return to work, I juggle toddler wants with internet hosting a college pod of 4 children. It’s a number of work, but when I did not do it, I’d surrender socializing with my mother and father, which I’m not keen to do. Our home has 10 folks in it most weekdays. A busy, stunning, messy place. All of it surprising.

Therefore why I have not managed to replace till now. I’ve had many concepts I assumed to share. My kidlet and I’ve actually been embracing hygge, working to make our residence a sanctuary full of cozy areas and an invite to be ourselves. I partnered with Brea once more and targeted on the significance of play, even for adults, in my newest contribution to the Coronary heart + Bones Studio (enroll utilizing spreadlove10 – $1 for 1 month). I breathed simpler and had the music “The Canine Days Are Over” in my head final week, whereas I spotted how regardless of not being overly within the US election, I used to be nonetheless fairly impacted by the underlying stress and grateful to have some hope the work will probably be achieved to create a greater future.

Whereas many concepts might have been price sharing in additional depth, at the moment I needed to make the time to put in writing. Diwali is about shifting from darkness to mild. I needed you to know a couple of issues… Even when I’m not in contact, I consider you. Even when I haven’t got a return to work plan, I care and am right here to assist (even when for now that merely means connecting you with one other therapist). Despite the fact that that is all surprising, I do know in my core we’re all extra resilient than we predict, and in a position to modify to greater than we’d ever like to seek out out.

Could we adapt in methods which are useful to us and transfer collectively in the direction of the sunshine.

With care,
Deepika