It’s OK If You’re Not OK

We are in such an interesting time right now. The more we’re in this time, the more I don’t know what day it is, I don’t know which way I’m going. I don’t know what’s up, down, if it’s week day or week end, if it’s winter or spring, if it’s daytime or night time. I only know what day it is most days because the pill box tells me each morning but I forget by the time I get to my computer to start work anyways, so what does it really matter, right?

I can’t watch the news most days anymore because this doesn’t really seem to be about a pandemic that’s killing folks and making people sick… it’s about politics, but not the normal kind of politics. It’s just another version of the shitty politics that we all hate to see and hate to hear about because it’s what we normally see every day - the hate speech, the he-said, she-said, right-wing, left-wing, red-state, blue-state, who’s side of the isle are you going to be today pandemic bullshit that I can’t believe this world crisis has turned into and I’m still sitting here saying… can’t we all just get along? When did a world pandemic that should be how can we all come together and find the greater good to help all of mankind and find the best in people become more about the polarizing bullshit that none of us frankly can take anymore? When did this not become about helping people?

I thought I was going to write this blog about how it’s OK if you’re not able to use your time wisely. I thought this was going to be a post to encourage all of you who may be getting down right about now, a whole month into this self quarantine, social distancing… and you still haven’t found time to do all the things you’ve wanted to do… listen to those podcasts, clean out those junk drawers, get to all that spring cleaning, take that online class you thought would give you the leg up for the next promotion opportunity… my hope here today was to tell you… it’s OK. Hell, maybe it still is. That it’s OK if you’re F’n fed up with everything. It’s OK if you’re not on your A game. It’s OK if you’re NOT OK. IT’S OK.

Do you hear me right now? IT’S OK. If YOU’RE NOT OK… THAT IS OK. But it’s not OK to STAY not OK for too long.

If you’re in a place where you’re out of sorts right now, and you just don’t give an F… that’s OK. if you know you’ll be right in a few days, that’s OK. give yourself some grace and keep on trucking. But keep track of yourself and make sure you get back on track.

Friends, we need to make sure we take care of ourselves right now and take care of each other.

I will leave you with this. I send you my love… no matter what, we are gonna get thru this. YOU will get thru this. Be kind to each other. Be OK with not being OK for a minute, but make sure you get there… Give yourself grace. Give each other grace. Love one another. Please by ALL MEANS, give me grace because yall, i’m a hot mess… But, Please… let’s be there for one another right now. OK?