What a time we are in.
It’s hard to articulate so instead of fumbling for the words I will give you this from the ever-wise Brené Brown…
This is truly a both/and moment: both frightening and formative. Both uncertain and hopeful. And despite the legitimate troubles for so many unsure when they’ll be able to work and earn a paycheck, there is still so much goodness if you look for it.
We watched the Seattle Symphony livestream Mahler Symphony No. 1 all together curled up in bed last weekend. Metropolitan Opera has nightly free streams for the duration of the Met’s closure. I have never seen an opera before and I’m so thrilled for the opportunity to see some of the best…
Yo-Yo Ma is playing music for us…
So is Ben Gibbard, live every day at 4pm for the next two weeks…
Donald Robertson is giving these fantastic quick art classes…
Ryan Holiday wrote a great post on the Daily Stoic a few days ago Remember: You Don’t Control What Happens, You Control How You Respond.
“The single most important practice in Stoic philosophy is differentiating between what we can change and what we can’t.
Use your time wisely: don’t let the possible weeks or months of isolation be for nothing. You can’t control how long you’ll need to engage in social distancing, but you can control if you spend that time productively. The version of you who steps out of quarantine at some future date can be better than the version that entered it, if you try.”
Experiencing hardship has the power to nudge us and give us “strength in the places we’d never thought to develop, spaces we didn’t know we’d occupy, room to reach beyond ourselves.”
I can’t work from home teaching my clients like I’ve always done. But I am finding a new way to be useful and share what I know.
“We think the future is something that happens, rather than something we make.”
I started a YouTube channel Pilates Everyday. The first video is a 5 minute basic Pilates mat that my clients are to do everyday. If you have never done Pilates before, start there and keep it simple: Prioritize repetition over perfection. It isn’t going to be good right out the gate. Don’t worry, just keep at it and do your best. Through repetition and deliberate practice it will start to come together. Just move. Pay attention. Don’t rush. Enjoy yourself. Repeat.
Take care of yourselves. Practice self-discipline. Be kind. Look for the good.