Time for Doing: Avoiding Helplessness

As the summer comes to a close, some of us are anticipating life calming down; others are ready for a change, but are aware that things will be amping up with the school year getting underway.

Regardless of your circumstances, it's likely that you've been feeling the press of so many unprecedented events and experiences and and an overall upheaval in the world. Life is just...a lot right now.

I've found it to be easier than ever before to become mired in the chaos and feeling disheartened, if not fearful or even, at times, hopeless.

I recently attended an environmental presentation that left me feeling, instead of downhearted...actually buoyed (I'll share info about this at the end).

Funny how we seem to need ongoing reminders of things we already know. Fortunately, I was reminded how great it feels to take a little step toward a goal, to make a statement, even as just one person.

This led me to my recent blog post topic: Doing something to avoid helplessness.

I hope you're finding ways to take care of you, to make the most of each day regardless of how much you have on your plate and what's going on in the world.

If you're looking for a way to make a difference, to feel more powerful by doing something, and you happen to cherish nature and the sustainability of our planet, I encourage you to check out this great documentary on Old Growth forests. This was part of the presentation I attended this week. At the end of the movie, there's a QR code that will take you to an action page so you can make your voice count on protecting these treasures. We've only got until September 20.

Below is a snippet of my blog post. Just click the link to continue reading. Have an amazing holiday weekend, enjoy the sunshine, and I'll see you back here next month ??

Time for Doing: Avoiding Helplessness

Are you finding yourself overwhelmed by a sense of lack of control and fear of what’s going to happen in the world in the near future?

I feel you.

It’s easy to react to everything that’s going on with anxiety, frustration and hopelessness. If we succumb to this, we can find ourselves in the victim role and just allow those feelings to compound.

Every time I find myself in this place, I try to stop and ask myself what many sages have always asked: What am I going to do about it?

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