Putting things into perspective

The world today is a world that will be changed forever and COVID-19 will most likely be a part of our history that we will teach about for years to come.

We now live in a world today where a single cough, or a sneeze or the mere thought of being in a room with someone who appears to be unwell brings about a great deal of anxiety and fear. Bulk buying has become a standard norm now and being in public outside the home amongst people can be frightening too.

With such uncertain times that we are facing, its truly an important time to slow down or stop what we are doing and reflect.  We are all as a nation being asked by mother nature to stop and halt and reflect on life for a moment in our hectic busy lives.  Families are now today having to spend extended periods of time with each other as places of employment and schools have closed rapidly.  New routines have had to be adopted as all children across the nation have transitioned to online schooling, which can have its fair  share of challenges as parents are also still working from home too. Everything has changed so rapidly over the span of the last month. The current situation has really made the world wake up to a new reality and an understanding of how little control we really have of the situation and circumstances that we are in.

However, there are some things that we can control. We can control our thoughts and our reactions to the new reality that we are currently facing. Remember to breathe and put things into a calm perspective.  It is important to remember that judging by past historical events, negative situations such as this never remain and the situation always resolves and improves. It’s important to also remember to look for the silver lining in every situation too. 

We now have time to get back to basics and engage in activities such as playing board games and having meaningful conversations with family members without the time crunch of having to rush to be somewhere or just simply sharing a family meal together. 

Here are some options for activities that can help maintain some degree of peace and normality during these difficult times:
- Going for walks locally
- Watching a movie together
- Listening to music as a family 

Spending quality and meaningful time with kids and teens as well as having conversations regarding the current news is much needed too. Remaining optimistic and hopeful with your family members is so vital. Mother Earth is (as described by many today) “resetting things” so that soon enough calm and normality will resume as we once knew it.

​Please do take a moment to breathe and remain calm, knowing that all will be well again soon enough.

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