{"id":790,"date":"2020-04-16T12:52:22","date_gmt":"2020-04-16T17:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amyjordanspeaks.com\/?p=790"},"modified":"2022-05-18T21:46:17","modified_gmt":"2022-05-19T02:46:17","slug":"does-anyone-even-know-what-day-it-is-anymore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amyjordanspeaks.com\/does-anyone-even-know-what-day-it-is-anymore","title":{"rendered":"Does Anyone Even Know What Day It Is Anymore?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Are You frustrated Right Now? Me Too!\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ucpdsp_p_90?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We are weeks into a nationwide social distancing and shelter in place order because of Covid19.&nbsp; There is no other way to describe this reality other than eerily weird and scarily uncertain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When social distancing started and we were ordered to shelter in place, I was completely bummed but I kept moving.&nbsp; But if I am completely honest, I am overcome with FRUSTRATION now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This past week I found myself feeling cranky, exhausted, and irritated by the tiniest things. Whether overcome with these feelings together or separately, the emotion hits me in waves. I find myself wondering, does everyone feel this way?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I feel completely triggered when I hear my friends talk about jogging or going for a \u2018social distance\u2019 bike ride. I feel fumes of anger and envy all at the same time.&nbsp; My exercises are limited now because of my 2009 bus accident which resulted in structural deformities in my right leg.&nbsp; Exercise options like online dance and fitness classes aren\u2019t available to me because I can\u2019t squat, bend, and jump.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I fall into the dark abyss of sadness when I focus on how isolated I feel with our current social distance reality. I ruminate on \u201cwhy me\u201d and feel victimized, and hopeless, including the negative voices in my head rearing their ugly heads.&nbsp; I dread these days of isolation and long to resume some semblance of my \u2018normal\u2019 life.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I realize that now is the time I need to quiet my negative thoughts, take a step back and breathe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I find myself remembering my mantra \u2018Never Give Up\u2019 which is also what I wrote about in Step Three of my book \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B07HM9PJ49\/\">Dance Because You Can<\/a>\u201d.&nbsp; Step Three is all about creating your own Victory Dance to the tune of \u2018Never Give Up.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I write about how mad I got when people told me: \u2018oh honey \u2018never give up.\u2019 I was beginning to feel like I was trapped in my own story again.&nbsp; The truth is, right now we are ALL NOT GIVING UP!&nbsp; We are doing our part and adapting to our new environment.&nbsp; I don\u2019t like it and I know that it is my choice to accept it as my new reality.&nbsp; I can either choose to stay deadlocked, stop exercising, gain weight, loaf around and watch the news all day (bad idea), or I can \u2018Never Give Up\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What does \u2018Never Give Up\u2019 look like?&nbsp; Well, every day will be different, but it means facing each different day head-on no matter how uncomfortable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every morning I reflect on the time when this is in our past when we have figured out how to resume a normal life again, will I be able to say I was creative and productive?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Will I be able to celebrate my accomplishments?&nbsp; Will I be healthy and fit and will I have successfully managed my type 1 diabetes despite less activity? Or will I have whittled my time away in anger, fear, and frustration?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I could easily become depressed and irritated about all the home workouts I can\u2019t do but I choose not to get stuck in that negativity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you have tools in your toolbox to manage the new Covid19 life? What are they and how are you adapting to this our reality?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Social media keeps us feeling connected, but it can create a rabbit hole and a waste of time as we aimlessly scroll away the day.&nbsp; I ask again, am I creating value? Does my behavior and activities make me feel better, reduce my stress, and create joy or is it all just waste time?&nbsp; It\u2019s a fact, I don\u2019t cook which is likely a result of living single in New York City, but I am making time now to try new things like preparing clean and tasty meals.&nbsp; My Covid19 toolbox tools all lead to self-care.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 12th-century Buddhist philosopher Nichiren Daishonin (SGI USA) states \u2018winter always turns to spring\u2019. With anecdotes like these, I dig deep to stay positive, focused and productive. I remind myself, most importantly we \u2018Never Give Up\u2019.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Admittedly, it\u2019s a tough time right now.&nbsp; It is important in times like these that we allow ourselves the space to feel frustrated, angry, or just sad.&nbsp; It\u2019s normal and O.K. and on some level even necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As I\u2019ve said before, it\u2019s always our choice to keep moving forward, to sit with discomfort and to \u2018Never Give Up\u2019.&nbsp; In the end, The Victory Dance will likely be more amazing than we can ever imagine. 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