Feel like hiding under the covers? in a blanket fort? numbed by chocolate or tv? Ok. Do that. Give yourself permission to reset your nervous system.

First, stop scrolling social media and/or news at random times. Choose a time when you will catch up on the news or with posts and then set the device aside.

Second, keep sending out love-to yourself, to family and friends, to UUSS, to the UUA, to the people of Minnesota, to neighbors you know and those you don’t but you imagine might be in harm’s way, to elected officials, to mail carriers, to grocery workers and farmers, and everyone else in our society who helps make life easier, better, kinder.

Third, choose one thing this week that feels really nourishing and give yourself permission to do it. Maybe it is sleeping-in one day. Or building a blanket fort with your kids, grandkids, niece-phews, etc. and reading a really great kid’s book. Choose 1 day to have your favorite food item. Or maybe you select an afternoon or evening to watch your favorite movie or a couple of episodes of your favorite show uninterrupted, complete with heathy snacks. Maybe it is starting each day with 3 people/places/things you are grateful for. Or doing a little stretching before bed.

Fourth-come to UUSS for worship either in-person or online. Connect with others who care about what is happening, who put love at the center, who affirm pluralism, diversity, equity, and justice, who want to increase compassion in the world by being more compassionate.

And if you need more support because you are really struggling, consider making an appointment with one of us for pastoral care.

See you soon!

Rev. Wendy and Rev. Lynn