We are now a little over half way through 2020, and it has been filled with dramatic changes and shifts to our everyday lives. As we started the year, who would have imagined a global pandemic, protests, riots, and many other events that have shaped the year so far? I know I had not made any plans for these events. And, not only have these things affected us physically, but they have all touched us mentally.
Then, on a personal level, big changes are happening in my family. We are moving out of state, so that comes with buying a new home and selling our current one. I also will not be able to keep my current job, so that will have to change as well. Alone, these are big changes, but we are making these personal changes in the middle of major global changes. The only thing constant here is change.
As I look back at the first half of this year, I think I remember someone calling this “The Great Shift”, and I absolutely believe that is true. SO much is happening right now, and it is a lot to process. The good news, however, is that I have heard so much more about mental health this year, including it in the conversation instead of having it as an afterthought. It has been a bright spot in a year full of bad news, and I am glad that people are really considering it on equal footing with their physical health.
How has your year been so far? Do you feel that we are in a “Great Shift”? Have you been considering your mental health as just as important as your physical health during this time of pandemic? I am hoping that the last half of 2020 will bring about more positive events and change.