I saw this illustration on my Pinterest feed today and it just seemed to encapsulate how we’re all feeling right now. If I’d been in a positive frame of mind, I’d have related to it as a roar of strength – a powerful symbol of energy, pride, patrolling my territory and feeling overly confident like all good tigers. Sadly, I’m not feeling strong and positive. The news is just more and more depressing – whether that’s Covid confusion or the world being on fire, and I’ve just led another ceremony for masked mourners whose emotions are literally having to be covered up and constrained.

So, unlike tiger here, my energy is low from all this constant anxiety, my pride in my work is being knocked by a constant sense of not being able to give families what they need, my territory is a mystery as I’m not completely sure where I’m allowed to visit or stand, and none of that lends itself to a confidence boost.

If, like me, you’re feeling frustrated, exasperated, restricted and not at all jolly and bouncy like Tigger, then throw your head back, open wide and… 1,2,3… “ROOOOOAAAAARRRRR!!”

There. That’s better…