{"id":12752,"date":"2020-09-16T02:10:08","date_gmt":"2020-09-16T02:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/balancedparenting.com\/?p=12752"},"modified":"2020-09-16T02:32:47","modified_gmt":"2020-09-16T02:32:47","slug":"september-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/balancedparenting.com\/?p=12752","title":{"rendered":"September 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Hello, my friends,<\/p>

Here we are, six months\u00a0into\u00a0the pandemic and quarantine lifestyle. We are living a lifestyle few of us would choose and most of us never envisioned. \u00a0Though there are blessings among the challenges, the challenges are asking us to dig down deeper than we ever have had to before.\u00a0<\/p>

The biggest challenge for me, by far, is missing my people. \u00a0The clients I get to work with, the people I\u00a0ran\u00a0into around town, the friends I love and\u00a0gathered\u00a0with often; all of that has been stripped from my day to day life. \u00a0Except for\u00a0the\u00a0few\u00a0I\u2019m blessed to see, I miss my people and my old life. A lot.\u00a0<\/p>

I\u2019m an extrovert and getting recharged by people was my joy. More than I knew until now. So, six months in, I\u2019m seeing the toll it\u2019s taking on me and I wonder if you, my people, are feeling similarly. Even introverts are telling me that though quarantine isn\u2019t so bad, they still miss their people.\u00a0<\/p>

So, how do we connect in this complicated time? Everyone has a different sense of how comfortable they are getting together. I personally choose to keep a distance \u2013 not wanting to be responsible for potentially getting anyone else sick, but I need to nourish my hurting heart, too.\u00a0<\/p>

Virtual connection isn\u2019t bad, but it also isn\u2019t enough. We aren\u2019t meant to connect with each other in a two-dimensional way. \u00a0We are meant to hug, touch and exchange energy with each other in-person.\u00a0We are social beings and crave all that goes along with that energy exchange.\u00a0<\/p>

So, here\u2019s what I\u2019m learning: a text that says \u201cI\u2019m thinking of you\u201d can mean the world. A phone call feels even better. FaceTime or Zoom visits are very satisfying when you miss someone you love,\u00a0(but\u00a0that kind of connection becomes tiresome). An in-person visit, even physically distanced and socially connecting is AMAZING!<\/p>

Be sure\u00a0to give yourself whatever elixir your heart and soul need to get through this weird and challenging time.\u00a0I\u2019d love to hear what you do to help yourselves\u00a0feel good during covid times\u00a0or feel free to connect just to say hi or share a story.<\/p>

Sending love to you all and please know that I miss you!<\/p>

Bette<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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