Can I help?
How can I help?
I recently ran out of things to watch on Netflix, so I began to watch New Amsterdam on demand. Have you seen this show? Yes, I know, the last thing TV needs is another hospital drama, but I’m telling you, this show will make you feel good. Sappy, laughter-through-tears good. It’s specialty is highlighting how amazing doctors and nurses are—any hospital staff, really—and that’s something we should all embrace right now.
And even though it’s fiction, I can’t help but get sucked in on every episode, resulting in happy tears in the final moments of each episode.
It’s a show about hope.
It’s a show about love.
It’s a show that reinforces being a good human above all else.
And it’s a show you need to watch if you just want to feel better.
“How can I help?” This line is said about ten times in the first episode alone by the main character, Max Goodwin. It’s brilliant.
I just started episode 4, and he said it again, and I knew this is what I would write about this week.
These times are tough on all of us. Social distancing and lock downs have become the new normal, but is it really? This feels anything but normal. And does anyone else feel like the phrase social distancing is an oxymoron? As much as I hate to say this, I think we’re going to be here for a while.
So my question is this: How can I help?
I have made it a mission on my Facebook page to try and bring a smile or laughter to your day. At least five times every day, I feel like breaking down. And I’m betting I’m not alone in feeling this way. I turn to social media to find something—anything—to feel better or laugh about. So, my goal during this crazy time right now, is to find something that brings me joy. Then I try to bring you joy. I obsessively use my Calm app. I bake like I’m a contestant on a baking show. A daily adventure involves getting a McDonalds Diet Coke. Don’t judge.
And I watch shows like New Amsterdam.
Our lives are filled with enough reality. Letting go of what you believe “normal” is supposed to look like will help you get through this period of time. You’ll need to find a way to manage your moods like it was your job.
Because it is.
We need you, heart and soul. We need you to be able to laugh through the tears. And on those days that feel pretty dark, let me leave this one question here for you…
How can I help?