When You’re Not Anxious, But You’re Still Not Okay

Do you have days when you wake up and everything around you seems okay, but you don’t?

The first thing you read in the morning is not terrible news and you are drinking your cup of coffee while you check the weather and Instagram feed- you wonder how some people are so excited every day and you wonder if it is genuine.

“Hi, guys! I am so excited to share with you….”

There is nothing wrong or scary that needs your immediate attention, but you still feel a little off. You aren’t having a bad day, but it doesn’t feel like a great one either. You want to talk to someone about it, but you don’t want to come across as a perpetual complainer.

You think maybe you would feel better if you worked out in the morning or started regularly using the meditation app that you have already paid for. You know you will work out after you are done working, but do you?

The sky has been gloomy, and you wonder if that’s the reason you feel more gray. They say the sun makes people happy so you wonder if this is the year you will move to a warmer city where you won’t have to complain about the cold winters.

The trees are mostly barren, and you wonder where the squirrels might be. You used to see them run around all the time, perhaps if you could hibernate…