FAKE IT TILL YOU MAKE IT | My 3 Hacks
Hello Student - It's OK not to be OK.
Don't let this smiley photo fool you. I actually had a very heavy heart and faked being happy for the snap.
Life happened. I had lost a very dear loved one during a chaotic time professionally and personnally.
It's hard to be and do normal. Grief is the price we pay for love.
I am a happy person naturally, so it was a challenge getting out of such a low place.
3 hacks I used to get out a funk:
1. I faked being OK in front of people who I didn't know well.
I let my close circle and good colleagues in on my private struggle. But in public I made an effort to put up a good front.
I didn't want anyone else to be negatively impacted by my issues.
2. I ate food that nourished my soul.
Life felt too short and fragile to have a bad meal. There's a reason the terms "comfort food" and "soul food" exist.
3. I adopted a radical attitude of gratitude.
At my low points, I remained thankful for the gift of knowing my loved one. I was grateful for my tribe.
I appreciated the little things (my bed, Netflix, YouTube, a hot shower, hearing from friends and family).
Whatever you're going through, it will pass. Until it does, find some hacks to help you rise.
Sending you a healing hug, –May✨