{"id":9249,"date":"2020-04-20T11:16:01","date_gmt":"2020-04-20T18:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/?p=9249"},"modified":"2020-04-20T11:16:10","modified_gmt":"2020-04-20T18:16:10","slug":"uneasy-youre-not-alone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/uneasy-youre-not-alone\/","title":{"rendered":"Uneasy? You’re not alone."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Today\u2019s Guest Blogger Lara Zielin<\/a>:

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0I often have the feeling I\u2019m in trouble<\/strong>.\u00a0

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 It\u2019s this pervasive unease, like I\u2019m doing something wrong.

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 The problem is, I don\u2019t know WHAT I\u2019m doing wrong. Which means that if or when I get in trouble, it\u2019s going to be a\u00a0terrible surprise.<\/em>\u00a0

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Because of this, I have my antennae up all day, scanning, looking, wondering what I could be doing that\u2019s awful. I mind my P\u2019s and Q\u2019s and I try so hard to do\u00a0everything right.<\/em>\u00a0I try to stay busy.

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 I try to be so, so good.\u00a0

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 But some part of me knows it won\u2019t be enough. Trouble is still a-comin\u2019.\u00a0

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Which means by the time I get to the end of the day, there is this exhausted part of me that is BEYOND READY to feel safe. To feel good enough. To feel comforted.\u00a0

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 That part of me wants to eat ALL the carbs. And drink. And scroll Facebook. And numb, numb, numb. Because it\u2019s painful out there, people.\u00a0

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 This feeling has only gotten worse during the COVID-19 pandemic.\u00a0

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Without regular face-to-face check-ins with colleagues and friends, the gnawing unease that I\u2019ve done something wrong only grows. My hankering for carbs only grows. My addiction to Netflix and my phone only grows.\u00a0

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0That is, until I stop running and face the darkness. Until I open my arms to the fear and to the pain of thinking I\u2019m not enough and just \u2026 sit with it.\u00a0<\/strong>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 I\u2019ve been doing a LOT of writing around this lately. And I\u2019m here for you if you want to do some writing around this, too.

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Instead of trying to run from the darkness, let\u2019s invite it in. Let\u2019s listen to it. And let\u2019s meet it with love.<\/strong>\u00a0

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Because that\u2019s the ONLY thing that\u2019s going to help us feel better, feel lighter, and feel whole. If we run from the darkness, it will only continue to chase us. But if\u00a0we embrace it, we can let it complete us.\u00a0<\/em>
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 To help us do just that, Lara is leading a free one-hour online group writing time on Thursday, April 23.\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note from Marlene<\/strong>: If you need ideas for relaxing and de-stressing, here ya go. You might already be doing some of these.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m working on the next Write Spot book <\/a>and will include these self-care tips and more!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Creativity Coaching<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alisha Wielfaert\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Suzanne Murray<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hypnotherapy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ted A. Moreno<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inspiration<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hands Free Mama – Rachel Macy Stafford<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meditate<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gaiam<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Headspace<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Insight Timer<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mindful<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Movement<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dance<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ten minute Qi Gong<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yoga<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

And, of course. Write. Write what you know. Write what you want to know. Just write. If you need writing prompts<\/a>, take a look at The Write Spot Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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