Are you also catching yourself in thought patterns that aren’t supporting you? Are you going down a rabbit hole of anxiety or fear thanks to the horrendous headlines and even realities on your doorstep? 

Those feelings and those realities are real. We can’t deny it, at least not for any length of time. But we can train our brains, with practice, to focus on more useful thoughts rather than keeping us feeling trapped and unable to move forward. 

So today, as many join a general strike and day of action in Minnesota and elsewhere, as many demonstrate today and tomorrow to stand up for humanity and our rights to exist and navigate our lives without fear, without persecution, let’s remember to celebrate. 

Photo of assorted color star confetti by Jess Bailey Designs

• Catch yourself caught in unhelpful thoughts? Celebrate! Well done, we can’t change what we don’t recognize! 
• Apparently ICE is heading out of Maine? Worth celebrating, even if they’re continuing to treat Minneapolis as a battleground. 
• More democrats and Republicans working to defund ICE? Progress! Yes! 
• You did a bit of exercise/self-care/made a tough phone call/went to work when you didn’t want to etc.? YAY! Well done! 
• You took a pause from social media scrolling to take a few breaths and notice some beauty around you? Celebrate! That’s a big win! 
• You donated to a cause you care about? You called your representatives? You sent them an email? You went to a protest? Look at you go! Well done! 

Okay, hopefully you get the idea here. What’s one more thing you can celebrate right now? Once you identify it, do a little happy dance, give yourself a pat on the back, or savor a favorite drink or treat and remind yourself that you are worthy of love and celebration, every day, regardless of what you do and don’t do. So are all of us. 

Let’s live from love and take care of each other, friends. 

If you’d like to join me for an opportunity to learn some mental fitness skills and see how saboteurs are keeping you from being happy and living a life you love, head here. 

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