Dear Reader,
I want so much for you to lean in close to me today. Never before have I wanted such a thing quite so much…
***
I was picking up class materials for my youngest at our Waldorf school this morning. Never had I wanted to hug people more in my entire life than I did today. I wanted to hug the parents that were waiting in line, spaced 6 feet apart from one another. I wanted to hug Annette, our school administrator, who met each of us at the door, gloved, but smiling. And I wanted to hug the teachers who, instead of enjoying their March holidays, were behind the school windows, working tirelessly to put together learning plans for our kiddos, themselves struggling with their own fears and worries.
But I could not hug them. And so instead I smiled, and nodded, and loved on them from a distance. We were all there, Together…as it should be.
***
Last night my 10 year old daughter sat on the stairs as I did the dishes. “You okay, bug?” I asked.
“Yeah.”
“You sure?”
“Yep.” (said with less conviction)
I went and sat beside her, and drew her close.
And I began to sing “You Are My Sunshine,” the song I sang to her every night as she fell asleep from the day she was born until she decided it wasn’t “cool” any more.
And she wept. And I wept. And we were Together. As it should be.
***
And you, Dear Reader, if you were here with me right now, would I offer you a hug? Would I sing to you?
What would I
do or say in this moment?
I would ask you to lean in close, Dear One. And to feel me loving you with
every fibre of my being. I might cry. You might cry. Or maybe we would giggle a
bit and shake our heads at the total effing craziness that we’ve found
ourselves in.
But no matter our reactions, no matter the words we shared or the reactions we had, we would both know one thing for certain:
I got you, Dear Reader, and you? You got me. Always. As it should be.
Big love,
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Rebecca Liston helps her clients predict, pivot, and compete in an increasingly complex global marketplace. Her clients quickly uncover the root of their challenges and know the actions to take to overcome them. A six-time nominee for the RBC Canadian Woman Entrepreneur Award, Rebecca combines business strategy with intuition, giving her clients the edge on forward-thinking, elegant answers to their most complicated problems. Her clients are entrepreneurs with CEO-mindsets and executives with entrepreneurial instincts. She is based in London, Ontario. What if you could get the answer to your biggest business challenge, in one sitting? Visit rebeccaliston.com to find out more.
