Week 3 — “Something about Love”

Hi friends!

Happy Sunday! How's it going out there? Are you finding time to slow down, listen to yourself and take care? I hope so.

Since I've decided to call these weekly notes "love letters," it feels appropriate to talk about the big it - love.

Now before you sigh, roll your eyes and close the screen (yes, I see you and yes, trust me, I get it), try to hang in there with me on this.

Because there's something about love in everything we're all doing:

- moving your body is an act of self love (or maybe group love if you get as cranky as I do without movement)

- social distancing is an act of group love while we work to keep everyone healthy, safe and get the world back on track

- and then of course there's interpersonal relationship love in all of this, and that's likely ebbing and flowing with the rest of it, and that's okay

And look, this is all really messy and unclear. None of us have ever been here before, so let's just admit that and open our hearts a little more - to ourselves and everyone else.

Because, ya, you might be clinging to people a little more than you used to or maybe you're a lot further away than you've ever been before, or maybe you really went for it and are trying to heal old wounds or start something brand new, or maybe both at the same time, and guess what? All of that is confusing, hard to navigate and admit to but it is all correct and more than okay.

Coming from a person who's in a whole mess of redefining and exploring what it means to love without rules, trust me, whatever you're doing and whatever you're feeling, you are killing it and I couldn't be more proud and honored to be here with you.

So with that, my friends, let's move through this week together with a deeper sense of softness, looking to support the world, each other and ourselves through love - whatever that is and whatever it means.

I love you all, and I am not afraid to say it.

Sending the biggest and closest distant hug.

Stay safe. Stay healthy. Stay in love - with life, yourself and everyone else.

- C

(4/5/20)