Miinkay is a coach, bodyworker, and professional listener. In her newsletter she share life's lessons and encourages you to keep moving past whatever obstacle you're facing.
Let's Be Real...Life Will Never Be the Same
I keep holding out for hope - hope that things will get back to the way it was before COVID. But as we come upon 1 year of being in a pandemic, I'm processing the fact that it will never go back to the way it was before COVID.
After 1 year of this, we have been through too much to go back to the way we were. I've grown immensely and my dreams have changed for the better. But I still miss hugs and not having to worry about getting sick.
So instead of holding hope for a return to something I had before. I'm rearranging my thoughts. In 2020 my out look was - I'll be patient until I can have what I want. But today I'm thinking - How can I have what I want now?
I'm tired of waiting for this to be over. It's clearly not going to be over anytime soon. So now I'm going to take charge and figure out how to get what I want anyway.
Here's my dog adopting story in 3...2...1.
>>Most of last year my boyfriend and I had been looking through rescues and animal shelters to adopt a dog. And because of the demand, boy has it been hard. It's been over 8 months of searching, calling, getting on waitlists and not getting anything. So a few weeks ago I thought, THERE HAS TO BE ANOTHER WAY. And I asked him, "What do you think about fostering dogs?" He said, "Sure let's try that." So I applied to be a foster with one of my favorite rescues (Wags & Walks) and a week later they accepted my application! Fostering is a different kind of experience, but if we foster a dog we like then we will get first pick for adopting.
I was shocked at how quickly they said yes after months of hearing no. So it was a great reminder of the definition of insanity...
If you're banging your head against a wall about something. Step back, see if you can bang it a different way and get the same headache. Ha. Just kidding. But you know what I mean. Try a different approach. Stop doing and change something. Especially now where thinking outside the box is necessary. Let me know if you need a thinking companion to help with this.
Don't Forget Fun
A few weeks ago a friend of mine sent me this video and it reminded me of how talented people in the world are. I'm so glad I have the internet and memes. I'm also happy to see more female figures represented in our leadership. And I'm inspired to keep making waves in the world.
Hope this brought a smile to your face,
Miinkay
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Miinkay Yu
Miinkay is a coach, bodyworker, and professional listener. In her newsletter she share life's lessons and encourages you to keep moving past whatever obstacle you're facing.
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