Uh huh, Okay, What’s up, SHUTUP
- Madalyn McKnight
- Apr 4, 2020
- 2 min read
Miami Native and rapper Trick Daddy said it best! Social media has a way of glamourizing a struggle. In this age of uncertainty with COVID-19, the same rules apply. People are lobbying for more creativity, entrepreneurship, organization, and enlightenment. For a lot of people, that reality comes second to being able to feed themselves and/or their children, figuring out finances, looking for jobs, and trying to maintain healthy mental health practices. I have faith in God, I am working from home, practicing social distancing and trying to maintain. The age of enlightenment is just not my reality at this moment.
Photo by Artsy Solomon via Nappy.co
It is scary and it all happened so fast, but my focus is on maintaining my spiritual and mental health. I do not need a social media post telling me what I should be doing when it feels like the world outside of my windows is crumbling before my eyes. We are truly facing the unknown and for most people, that thought trumps everything else.
Photo via Tolu Bamwo via Nappy.co
That is who this post is for. I am encouraging those who need encouragement. For those who can’t see the forest for the trees. Please reach out to the employment security sector of your respective state and see what resources are available. You are not in this alone and there are people out there who are dedicated to making sure you get the resources you need. Do whatever you can to keep an assessment of your mental health. Take a walk outside (with a mask, if possible). Stand in the sun and meditate. Work on being your best self, whatever that looks like. If that looks like reading, if it’s praying, if it’s locking yourself in a room listening to music, or talking on the phone with loved ones. Do what it takes and we all will make it through.
Take care of yourself blackbirds.
*featured image by Dre0316 via Nappy.co
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