Jenna Doolittle Instagram – ✨I needed this vacation. I needed to get out of town. To be outside. I hiked with my aunts in Sedona. It was relaxing. I was able to exhale. I didn’t realize how much I’d been holding in for so long.
I won’t lie… I sobbed sitting on my bathroom floor after coming home. I expected to be totally zen coming back, but that’s not at all what happened. It was like I’d been able to exhale, but all of the sudden I had to hold my breath again.
The stress started on my drive home…
Once back, I’d be quarantining away from my husband in case I’d gotten covid while out of town, restrictions were tightening as I was driving back to LA (there’s now a curfew and no outdoor dining starting Wed). I also heard from my mom who said she definitely wasn’t going to come for Christmas (smart decision, but still sucked).
Woof. Lots to process.
So, I let myself cry in the bathroom. Then, I took some deep breaths and began to practice gratitude.
I am grateful for so many things. My health. My family. My friends. My clients. My career. Normal things, but things I am truly deeply grateful for and then I got into the nitty gritty of it…the book I’m reading, the podcast I discovered on my drive that made me laugh from deep inside all alone in the car, The Crown is back on, my cat was so happy to see me, I have space so that I CAN quarantine away from my husband, I actually got to have my wedding last year (2020 brides, I am so sorry), the stars that I got to see so clearly in Sedona…. and on and on…
It’s Thanksgiving week. It’s been a shitty year with some magic moments sprinkled in between. Let’s all work on allowing the feelings… cry if you need to get it out. Don’t hold your breath like I did. Also, remember those magic moments. ✨
Happy Thanksgiving, my friends. ❤️
What are you grateful for? ✨🙏 | Posted on 23/Nov/2020 23:22:08
