The juice will be worth the squeeze

My anxiety barometer is breaking.

I am quite certain I have reached my threshold of absorbing 
all of the news I can tolerate.  

I have crammed my brain with the knowledge that social 
distancing truly means no public places, at all, save for 
inhaling shared fresh oxygen with the floral blooms 
lining the paths less taken. 

I have stuffed my freezer, pantry, and refrigerator with as 
much food as they can hold. 

I have stowed young adult novels to consume and picture 
books to read and teach virtually. 

All I can do now is squeeze 
literature, 
writing, 
exercise, 
meditating 
for all they are worth

& 

enjoy the juices of 

creativity, 

gratitude, 
 
time. 

My anxiety barometer is breaking 
but with a few adjustments, 
for now, it can be 
fixed.

Taken in Northwest DC on March 15, 2020