Leave Space for Emotions

My head is singing “it’s the most wonderful time, of the year” on repeat. But at the same time, my heart is quite sad. I did not know I was sad or at least had not slowed down long enough to realize I was feeling sad until I got “zinged” on two occasions. And by “zinged” I mean I welled up with tears for no apparent reason. I did not know the sadness was there, but then there it was...oh how sneaky our emotions can be!

On the one hand, I am excited to have my kids go back to school! And on the other hand, I’m sad for a few reasons: summer is ending, G is starting kindergarten, I won’t get to see my parents for a while, and there’s a lot of people around me carrying very heavy loads. My sadness is rooted in the changing of the seasons. This transition has my emotions running in all different directions. While I have slowed down to pay attention to this in myself, I’m also noticing it in others. There are some big emotions swirling around out there.

We are entering into another phase of this pandemic. People all around us are experiencing fear and sadness. From the fear of sending kids back to school, to grieving loved ones that they may have lost unexpectedly, to carrying extra heavy life moments. As business owners and leaders, we owe it to our ecosystems to show up in a compassionate and caring way and leave space for the emotions of this time to show up without judgment. (...READ MORE)

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