Last week was about change. Everything changed. It felt like collectively we lost everything, but moat importantly we lost each other. Everything was cancelled. It became dangerous to be around each other. Our friends became risks. How could that be? What did that mean? The loss felt tremendous: too big to handle at times.
Everything changed. But by the end of the week we were figuring things out a bit. Collectively we were adapting. This week, for me, is all about moving forward.
We have started to piece together new lives. Different in many ways, but meaningful new lives that have strong connections to our old lives. As the Move to Live community we had our first online yoga class yesterday and it was a huge success! We are working to expand what we offer to our members, so watch your inbox for that! The desire for community - and this community in particular- is so strong that we are finding ways to come together even when we can't leave our homes.
Honestly, I am frightened about the business of this community. I don't want loans and to go into debt. I don't want to have to close. I want to figure out a way to survive. I want to continue to grow the offerings for our members. We all need to move to live now. How do we make that happen? More on that this week.
If this was a “normal” Monday I would be coaching a group of strong women this morning-women who are friends committed to health. Women who work hard and sweat and laugh and treasure our time together. Then I would go coach a group of indoor cyclists. Then to my “real” job.
On this not so normal Monday I am going to ride my bike on a trainer now. Then I am going to send workouts and meal plans to clients. I am going to receive a workout from my own coach and I am going to do the workout to the best of my ability. I am going to work in the new home office I have created. I am going to walk Sasha at lunchtime.
I am building a new life that looks a little like my old life, but different. The most important thing about this new one is that I stay connected to you- to friends with whom I feel an incredible bond of movement: of yoga, of fitness, of cycling. You give me strength to get through the fear. You give me strength to find a new normal. You are my tribe and we need our tribe now more than ever. Onward!