584: 555 Days: An Epidemic of Pandemic Impatience
I recently completely lost my shit at the bank.\xa0Through a series of events that were unexpected and inconvenient, I was unable to get what I needed at my bank - on two separate occasions within the same week.\xa0\nThis led to a meltdown in my car on a Tuesday afternoon.\xa0Screaming and crying in the bank parking lot.\xa0If you\u2019re imagining me red faced, slobbering and irrational - like a toddler, you would be right.\nAs I tried to collect myself in order to drive, I started piecing together a few things\u2026.\nSo many things keep getting harder as a result of this pandemic.\xa0The demands on us keep becoming more and more energy consuming - whether it\u2019s the constant worry, the constant decision making, or the constant work-arounds we have to create to make things happen in new ways.\xa0\nWe are out of patience.\xa0\nWhen our patience is stretched so thin, OF COURSE we are going to have toddler-like meltdowns in our cars.\nWe are all trying so hard to keep it together, but the constant adapting to more difficult situations has pushed us into an epidemic of pandemic impatience.\nWe are all walking around just one disappointment away from losing our shit #everydamnday.\nAm I right?\nFor me it was the bank situation.\xa0Maybe for you it\u2019s the grocery store being out of your favorite snack (I also cried recently when Trader Joe\u2019s was out of dark chocolate peanut butter cups).\xa0Maybe it\u2019s a passive aggressive comment made by a boss or a family member.\xa0Maybe it\u2019s your child (or partner) pushing your buttons one time too many on any given Tuesday.\xa0\nThe things that used to roll off us are now major triggering events - because we are so, so tired.\xa0We have been navigating this pandemic for over 555 days now.\xa0555 days.\xa0\nIn this episode, I talk through 4 reasons you are feeling ALL THE FEELINGS right now and a few tips to help you keep going.\xa0We must keep going.\xa0We will keep going.\xa0We can keep going.\n\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices