Hello my fellow human,

What an unusual moment this is. We’re being advised to distance ourselves from one another to keep the virus from spreading (and I am heeding this advice!), yet at the same time human connection is as essential to our long-term wellness as water and air. So in these difficult weeks (and perhaps months) ahead, I really encourage you to seek out connections with other humans—in a public health-prescribed manner of course! Keep your distance but practice the very trendy elbow-bump. Jump on FaceTime, Google Hangouts, or Zoom, too. See those beautiful human faces. We’re good for each other!

This morning some very comforting wisdom happened to arrive in my inbox from The Harnisch Foundation called, “Are Your Scared?” and I want to pass it onto you:
 

"We believe all leadership begins with leadership of self.

Most people have some kind of internal dialogue going on, and sometimes there are competing voices urging us to give in to temptation or resist it, to say those words or to keep silent. Right now, you might be tempted to be very fearful, to despair, to think the worst is coming (and it might be, can’t lie).

Yet it is within your power to be a leader of your own self during the twin pandemics of disease and fear. When those terrible thoughts grip you, breathe. If you are breathing, you are alive, and if you are alive, there is hope." 

The full statement is utterly beautiful. I encourage you to read it here.

Humans are my jam. I guess I’m glad I happened to have a ton of work-related activity in early March, because as of now everything for the next six weeks is canceled (and this is what I do for a living)! I'll be sending another update later this month—but for now, I hope you stay healthy (which I sincerely mean from the bottom of my heart).

xo,