Social distancing 5 yrs ago. Saying goodbye in an emotional series of farewells to @StationCDRKelly separated by glass before being separated by our atmosphere for 340 days.
Thoughts are w all supporting loved ones at a distance today. Everyone’s role is key to mission success.
Thoughts are w all supporting loved ones at a distance today. Everyone’s role is key to mission success.
And just like that, @StationCDRKelly ripped off the planet from the pointy tip of a rocket in a magnificent and terrifying blaze. We had been separated the same on a previous space mission, so it wasn’t unfamiliar territory: distance.
Familiar feelings of separation, isolation & uncertainty flood my thoughts as we all isolate at home. Uncertainty is scary until we shift to possibility.
We were riding on an unwritten journey then like we all are today. Don’t let the unknown paralyze. Be helpful. Be hopeful.
We were riding on an unwritten journey then like we all are today. Don’t let the unknown paralyze. Be helpful. Be hopeful.
Human touch is powerful. It was the thing I missed most when Scott was away.
There's no magical healing force in human touch, but it comforts in hard times.
Ironically, it’s the thing we are being told not to do in these hard times.
So find other ways to connect & comfort.
There's no magical healing force in human touch, but it comforts in hard times.
Ironically, it’s the thing we are being told not to do in these hard times.
So find other ways to connect & comfort.
1. Check in on loved ones
2. Check in on yourself
3. Share your feelings. Don’t overwhelm; be open & vulnerable
4. Find a common goal or project you can do together, even if separated
5. Do an activity together remotely; Be creative
6. Journal
7. Use available technology
2. Check in on yourself
3. Share your feelings. Don’t overwhelm; be open & vulnerable
4. Find a common goal or project you can do together, even if separated
5. Do an activity together remotely; Be creative
6. Journal
7. Use available technology
There was a time during our year apart, I forgot how it felt to be next to Scott at night, the swells of his chest with each breath. I forgot how it felt to scratch the inside of his palm when he held out his hand. I forgot how a hug at the end of a hard day at work comforted me
Be grateful for human touch. If you are social distancing with loved ones at home (and showing no signs of illness) be generous. Hug one another.
If you can’t, know one day you will. And maybe it won’t be a year before you can again.
If you can’t, know one day you will. And maybe it won’t be a year before you can again.
