There is a significant risk that, when times as challenging as these present themselves to us, we get overwhelmed. There’s simply too much to take on board, too much happening, too much that ‘might’ happen.

I checked my phone before writing this article – my usage was up 13% from the week before. Given that I’ve developed a tic that involves repeatedly typing ‘coronavirus update’ I’m amazed there is that much time remaining in my week where I’m not already staring at my phone. I suspect it was because January 2021 decided to up the ante on 2020 and stoke the cinders of sedition and insurrection in the USA.  Hot on the heels of that, the sides of the gaping chasm between the ‘have’ and ‘have-nots’ stretches further apart thanks to a global vaccine post-code lottery. What happens when the rich are flying around the world waving ‘COVID Clear’ passports whilst the rest of the world looks on from an interminable queue for medical assistance?  As if there wasn’t enough of a shit storm whirling around most people’s heads. 

One of the first things any of us need to do is stop the head spin and get a sense of perspective. I’m not talking global perspective here – there is untold upheaval, struggle and uncertainty everywhere we look. And of course it can feel overwhelming. It’s about getting perspective of self – the reality of our own day to day challenges and how we can best manage ourselves through them.