Shelter in Place: OBSTACLE or Opportunity
Due to the Coronavirus pandemic and ‘Shelter in Place‘ orders, many people are finding it hard to adjust to staying at home. While there is a lot of uncertainty and anxiety, there also is a lot of opportunity. This might as well be a once in a lifetime opportunity to stay at home for weeks, to not be under peer pressure to go places, to not be rushing from one meeting to another, to not be chasing deadlines while getting stuck in traffic. With the ‘stay at home’ orders, you don’t have to wait for the weekend to spend time with your loved ones. It’s also an opportunity to reconnect with folks you lost touch with, in the hustle-bustle of life.
How would your thought process change if you took this situation as an opportunity to experience a different way of living? How about thinking of social distancing as an opportunity to learn how to self-sustain, instead of taking it as a deterrent to a fast lifestyle? When we engage in social distancing, it gives us more time to think, more time to focus and less distractions to going deep within ourselves. Many new ideas, new winning strategies originate when go deep inside your consciousness!
Have you ever thought how life would feel if you viewed the uncertainties as opportunities to think different, to get out of your comfort zone, to create something bigger, something better, which is not only good for you but good for everyone, good for the mankind! How about making it about the greater good, the ‘we’ instead of just ‘me’? How would that make you feel?
Take advantage of the opportunities ‘shelter in place’ offers, you might not get it again.
The 10 benefits include:
1. Quality family time
2. Catching up on sleep
3. Cooking favorite dishes
4. Organizing the home
5. Time for Decluttering
6. Picking up hobbies you didn’t have time for before
7. More Relaxing
8. New way of thinking
9. Learning something new
10. More time for relationships, more time to make babies
While the unexpected, dangerous virus has created havoc in so many parts of the globe, yet the measures we have taken as a society to avoid getting or spreading it by staying indoors has created some positive effects on the world! The pollution has declined in several cities, people have united in countries like India and nature has moved closer – dolphins have returned to the canals of Italy. “If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude”– Maya Angelou
How many times in life do you get the opportunity to save lives just by staying home? Think about it.
We would love to hear your thoughts.
– Anita Kumari
Anita Kumari is the Founder and CEO of Happiness Factors. She believes in creating a community mindset for the benefit of all. She organizes free weekly webinars to create a positive mindset and gain emotional wellness tools.
0 Comments