Hi Friends,

Writing to you from my bed - wrapped in a hoodie and a blanket, surrounded by all the pillows I own. It's a "seeking comfort and really in need of a hug" kind of day.

Because when I thought about what to write to you this week, the truth is, I drew a complete blank. For two days.

So I asked myself, why?

If you know me, you know that it's a rare day when I don't have anything to say. But as I kept thinking about it, I realized that I'm working with this general feeling of "empty," and maybe when you're living with empty, there isn't much to say about it.

Recognizing that as the cause made me really sad at first (hence the hoodie + blanket + bed + a million pillows situation) but the more time I've sat here thinking about it, the more opportunity I'm seeing.

Because anything empty is really just a space and a distance waiting to be filled.

Empty arms have simply made space for their next strong embrace.

An empty mind finally has time to sit and wonder about all the things it's usually too pre-occupied to consider.

And that empty space between where I am and where I want to be? Well there's an entire world waiting to be seen.

So, while empty feels, well, empty, I wonder if we can shift it into an opportunity to fill ourselves up again. And this time, let's really choose what we're allowing in.

Go ahead, my friends, let it all go. Empty it all out. Leave it and walk away with only what you need. Nothing more. Nothing less.

Let's do it together.

Thank you for everything you've already done, everything you are doing and everything you will do.

Stay healthy. Stay safe. Stay wonderfully empty.

All my love,

C

(4/19/20)