Stress = Migraine

Day 14 started off as per usual for a Thursday, exercise, breakfast, emails and then the usual Whats App Video check-in with my team. We spoke about what is currently happening and how we are dealing with the situation. We are a fairly small, close-knit team, so moments of re-connecting with each other is quite important to us. After the call, my day continued as usual.

However at some point, unknown stresses started manifesting into a migraine. Now I am not one to suffer from headaches, but when one does occur, it often leads to a migraine! I tried to work out as to why this was happening. Am I dehydrated, anxious about a coaching proposal I had submitted, concerned about what the next couple of months means not only for my “blood” family, but also my “work” family, worried about a pending announcement from our President about a possible extension of the period of lock-down? A friend had also tagged me on Facebook about being a seafarer, so I felt the need to blog about this, but I wanted to do my topic justice, especially with what is currently manifesting in the cruise line industry. Possibly all of the above and then some more!

As this migraine started I was about to take a nap, when I remembered I had a Zoom call with my Coaching Network and no matter how my head was pounding, I just could not bring myself to cancel. The call was exactly what I needed, as it was much needed “nutrition” as far as motivation was concerned. After the call I once again laid my head down, only for my sister to Whats App Video call me, asking about our Virtual Book Club that was supposed to happen in the evening! As much as I love my Book Club, I just could not motivate myself to join this group. Luckily for me, we were all feeling the stresses of lock-down, so decided to rather put the Virtual Book Club on hold until we could actually have one in person! Nothing like breaking bread with this group, whom I have been a part of for gosh, 8 years plus, if not more!

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Then a friend messaged me asking if I was not posting a blog and I explained that I just could not do it, not with this migraine I was having. Now when I started with my blog I endeavored to post every single day of lock-down and trust me I will still try and do that, but sometimes, as much as the soul wants to, unfortunately the body just cannot! Her message actually moved me to a point whereby I almost said, “Sod your head, just get on with it!”, but I know that I made the right decision. “The finish line is for the ego. The journey is for the soul – Pattie Gonia”. My message from my friend however, was the motivation that I needed to continue with my daily post, when I was feeling up to it again.

Once you set a goal for yourself, you have to stick to it! Sometimes the goal you set for yourself, you unknowingly have an impact on others. I realized that my blog is not just for me, but also for those that needs to be distracted by what is currently going on around us. I hope that I can continue to give to you what is needed from my blog.

Until next time…….

Love, light and positive change,

Ophelia