Navigating through the world of COVID-19 can be a trying battle. Our mental health suffers when we are distanced from those we love. That is why I created a 3-step plan on what to do when you feel overwhelmed with dread or despair.

1.

Go outside.

Whether you are going for a walk, a run, a jog or simply stepping outside your front door, connecting with nature quite literally regenerates your cells to make you a brighter version of yourself. When in doubt, immerse yourself in nature.

2.

MEDITATE!!

Meditation pulls you mentally back into the present moment from wherever else your mind may seem to wonder – Why can’t I find a job? Why don’t I look like Sally looks on her vacay? Why is my life not planned out to the T? – There are floods of thought that constantly fill our minds with baggage. Meditation is there to release these states of mind that are no longer serving our highest good.

Here is a daily calm I enjoy using: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syx3a1_LeFo

3.

C R E A T E

Creation can take on many forms. Basically, anything you can physically or mentally create from scratch falls in this category. Whether that is painting, cooking, writing…creation comes in many forms and can be a source of joy to ground you into the present moment. What are you waiting for? Get out there and create!

This concludes the 3-step plan from moving from chaos to a state of peace. Want more tips? Let me know in the comments. Stay, healthy, bright and be you!

Life!!!

Crazy but amazing little conundrum. What are we doing here? How did we get here? What does my journey hold? It is all a part of the process. Who we are, what we become is all a cunning cycle of pushing as far towards what you want as your body and mind can endure and falling straight on your face a million and more times. Even then, a seeming failure turns into a catalyst. A reinvention. A complete and utter shift into a new being you never knew you could be – but now you’re here. And what’s next? Where’s my next stop? How do I plan out every last detail of every last moment to ensure I’m making the right decisions? That is the unraveling my dear. That is the becoming. Finding the absolute comfort in the unknown. Learning from the unknown. Discovering that everything is unknown in the first place. You look back, but find there is no reason to. Don’t think for too long, now you’re living there. Funny how the present is all we have. What made us believe otherwise? What made us think we could change the past? Movies? Time travel? Let it go. Let it go and let it hurt. Let it break your heart into a million pieces and discover how beautifully they can return to their previous state. You are filled with a plethora of universes inside one huge soul inside one small body. There is NOTHING like you. Nothing at all. That is why you feel so alone. Why can’t anyone understand why I feel this way? Why can’t my parents do it for me? Why can’t anyone help me? That is the wonderful thing we have to realize. Only we can do it for ourselves. No one can decide for you because they could never enter your being to know all the circumstances, all the twists, all the curves that you’ve endured to become who you are. That is the lovely thing about friends. Strangers as friends. Friends as strangers. You find common loves and you feed off of each others incredible creation of energy. This is the joy of life. The small things you don’t think about because they just flow naturally. Those are the things that become the most important pieces we interact with along a path of thorns and crystals and monsters. They aren’t make believe, they are what we create. We are the creators. And we are the destroyers. Get enough people together and watch what they can do. Watch the world change through a single idea created by a single person. Watch the world be destroyed through a single idea created by a single person. Don’t ever think you are little. You are magnificently huge. Don’t stay where anyone puts you in a box. You might start believing you belong there. You do not. You belong where your heart soars. You belong in a fountain of overflowing love and creative wonder. You deserve all your desires. You can have all your desires. Accept this reality and it will accept you. The only person you are fighting is yourself. Give up. Let the mind go. You don’t need a constant circle of thought to know you are where you’re meant to be.

A beautiful trail overlooking the mountains of Colorado, Estes Park is a wonderful place to explore. Embarked on a hike with some friends and had an amazing experience. Nature surrounding. Some notable destinations along the way is a little forest of lovers – where people carved their initials into a garden of long, tall trees. Next, after enduring the 2.5 hour hike to the top, there was an ice lake known as “Gem Lake” – a frozen lake with mountains surrounding its edges.

Things to look out for: Beware of icy ground in the winter, I took to the trail in January, when there was still ice leftover. Keep this in mind and take your steps carefully.