This is what I did to cope this week

I've been working on feeling my emotions. I thought I was good at this but lol jokes on me, I'm not. Hahahahaha, #therapy. I've been working on letting emotion rise up and bubble and spray and leak and pour and simmer or whatever it needs to do instead of precariously placing a large distraction cork over it, often called food, or alcohol, or instagram, or exercise, or netflix, or couch. These corks (for me, maybe not for you) only prolong the emotion, and lead to longer-lasting discomfort. I've been putting this "feeling my emotions" thing into practice for a while now, and let me tell you, trying to allow emotions while also having a Texas address for the last week (and the last few years) has been particularly grueling.

So here is a picture of my crabitat (yes, that is my hermit crab habitat) glow-up.

That's all I have for you today. That's it. This is how I felt my feelings. Last night, I slowly and lovingly arranged my hermit crab coconut condos while weeping and raging and weeping more about 19 kids and two teachers who will never come home. I felt my feelings while simultaneously reminding my hands that they are still capable. How lucky I am. What a privilege.

So this is what I remind myself, and maybe it will help you too.
Weep. Rage. Become livid. Anguish. Let the emotion emerge. And also? There's work to do my love, and your hands are still capable.

With extra tender love,

Celeste

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