I am Gratefully Broken

And we are all survivors

T-shirt designed by lindalu designs

Recently, I resurrected one of my countless side hustles — my online T-shirt shop. In my down time, I’m always looking for a way to blow off some creative steam, and I started this little enterprise a few years back, but never followed up with it. Until now. Because, well, there’s a lot of extra time on the books these days, and I could use a few extra bucks. Thanks, Coronavirus.

I posted a picture of me wearing this shirt on Instagram, along with this quote:

“There is a crack in everything, That’s how the light gets in.” ~ Leonard Cohen

The results were astounding. There were lots of comments, both on Facebook and Instagram. This sentiment resonated with so many.

Because, I realized, we are all a little broken. And also, we are OK.

This is a tough time — unprecedented for all of us — a global pandemic. But I have literally nothing to complain about. I have a full-time job, and I can work from home. I have a roof over my head, money in the bank, and food on the table. But most importantly, I have my health.

Others — SO many others — are not as fortunate. Besides those contracting the illness, there are loved ones of those who are sick, and of those who have…