It’s here.
That feeling of panic. Adrenaline dump. Feeling overwhelmed. Feeling hopeless. Wanting to crawl up into a ball. Assume the fetal position. It’s all too much. Look ahead. Tragedy and darkness. The sky is falling and you don’t know what to do.
Breathe.
Breathe again. Deeper this time.
‘This too shall pass.’
Breathe. Breathe again. Over and over. One breath in. One breath out.
‘This too shall pass.’
This horrible experience.
This not so horrible experience.
This stretch of crazy cold weather.
This stretch of crazy hot weather.
This stretch of absolutely perfect and gorgeous weather. The best and most awesome weather that there ever has been…
This too shall pass.
This moment.
This hour.
This day.
This breath.
This life.
‘This too shall pass.’
Our lives are fleeting and ethereal. That experience that you hated will one day be but a faded memory. Guaranteed.
Every pain. Every hardship. Every joy. Every sorrow. All dust in the wind.
The things that you’re afraid of could happen. If you’re being honest then you have to admit that possibility. Right now in this moment though, you’re breathing in and breathing out. Right now in this moment the sky hasn’t fallen. (Or maybe it has.) Right now in this moment the worst case scenario hasn’t materialized. (Or maybe it has.)
Either way…
‘This too shall pass.’
What can you do, right now in this moment? What’s the next action? Right now there are things that you can do. You more than likely already know what those things are. I can’t guarantee those things will work. I can’t see the future. I can’t be positive that those things will have any effect at all. Just remember…
‘This too shall pass.’
Breathe in. Breathe out. Right now, you’re alive. Right now that’s enough. That’s something to be grateful for.
More will be revealed. It always is.
This too shall pass.