00:00Since we live in LA, it has been quite a new year.
00:06And, you know, obviously the first two weeks we all spent, we all spent it in an anxious place.
00:12Thankfully, none of us lost our homes.
00:14But I would say that for me, recognizing that anxiety, recognizing that everyone was impacted by knowing multiple people in Los Angeles who've lost homes
00:26and by that period of constant evacuation notices to our phones and texting friends, the wind is picking up, like really just all that uncertainty has left a mark.
00:38And I think the first thing for me is recognizing that and letting it be, right?
00:44Like breathing through those memories that are going to continuously pop up as we're still not out of the woods, as they say.
00:51And so I am just trying to stay in that space of gratitude, of how can I help those impacted, because I know so many.
01:01And taking it one day at a time, one hour at a time.
01:05When we were in that period, it was like one hour at a time.
01:08Now at least it can be one day at a time.
01:11But grace and space for myself and my family.
01:14I think for me and my family, it was, I think, a reality check.
01:21I think for the thing that I keep saying is like it's the possibility of sudden change.
01:26You know, things can be one way, one second, and then they can be another.
01:29So being grateful and present in each moment is really important.
01:35That's very, very important, I think, to me on a regular basis.
01:38But that really became amplified during the beginning of the year.
01:42And I also think just understanding and feeling grief in a different way.
01:47You know, most times often we think about grief from losing someone or something like very close to you.
01:54But the wave of grief that you can feel for devastation, for those around you, the compassion, the empathy, sympathy, all of it,
02:03you know, I think is also counteracted by showing up in the ways that you can, being mindful, keeping those in thoughts,
02:12showing give what you can how you can, energetically what you put back into the world after something's been lost.
02:18So I think with my children, you know, just trying to find small joys throughout the day
02:22and recognizing that being together and healthy and safe is a joy and a blessing every single day.
02:28So that's kind of been the theme from the beginning of the year for us.
02:32I love that.
02:33I love that.
02:34I love that.
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