Staying Positive During the Coronavirus (Covid-19) Outbreak
Limit your media intake
Sure we still need to take in the appropriate government guidance regarding what steps to take next but it’s seriously damaging to our mental health and mood to be absorbing unnecessary amounts of negative and low energy conversation.
There’s a lot of that being passed around and it’s a dangerous spiral to get caught up in. Acknowledge that being completely absorbed in the media during this time will do you no good.
There’s very few people that can spend hours and hours in front of negativity without feeling the impact. If you’re feeling a little low in mood, limit your media intake to 30 minutes at the end of the day to get the updates and please, continue with your day.
Use this time for self care
This is possibly the biggest silver lining that I see in this whole situation.
Our day-to-day distractions have mostly now been removed (self quarantine life) and we are being encouraged to look a little closer to home to keep ourselves afloat, mentally and emotionally.
Self care and habits like meditation are often pushed to the side in our busy lives but now we have the opportunity to spend more time on ourselves.
Take responsibility for speaking and sharing positively to your peers.
It’s all so easy to say that our individual contribution doesn’t have an impact, but this virus is evidence that we are all in this together and our efforts individually and collectively go a long way.
Let’s focus on the positives as much as we can. Share posts, captions and comments that are positive. Positive attracts positive. Let’s spread it.
Positive thoughts and emotions are known to increase your immune system, also giving you an increased power in overcoming the virus should it come your way.
Pull together in your community and support small businesses where you can.
One of the saddest things about this coronavirus pandemic is the effect it’s having on business globally. Small businesses and large ones, it seems that with each day that passes, there’s very few not being affected by the global lockdown.
There are little things we can all do to keep the economy afloat:
Order takeaway from your local restaurants
Rearrange the trip you’ve booked instead of completely cancelling with travel companies
Be patient and refrain from cancelling all your event bookings until absolutely necessary.
If you can, wait until nearer the time to see how the situation develops. Please be kind as you protect yourselves. People are losing everything.
Top up on sleep and get on top of things you usually push to the side.
Pure and simple. If you are working from home and/or quarantine you’re likely to have more time to hand because of the removal of commuting time. Take this time to get an extra hour in bed or get on top of that admin that keeps being shoved to the bottom of your to-do list.
Learn something new.
Some of us have no work and have an abundance of time, and some of us have increased work and reduced time. Some people need this time to stop and reset, and recover from whatever life has thrown at them leading up to this. Whichever situation it is you’re in, it’s important to embrace it. My work in travel has come to a halt for now so I’m taking the unusual amount of time I have and investing it in other things.
If you happen to find yourself with extra spare time, here are some suggestions:
Learn a new language online
Buy an online cookbook and try some new healthy, immune boosting recipes
Learn how to edit on Lightroom or Premiere using YouTube
Use YouTube to learn anything in fact: camera tips, hair tips, make up tips etc.
Take some online yoga or pilates classes
Get dreaming. Plan your next adventure.
Just because travelling adventures have come to a halt, it doesn’t mean you cannot dream or plan your next adventure for when this passes.
Don’t lose the passion for travel. Keep the adventure alive within you and get dreaming on Pinterest.
Info found at https://wheresmollie.com/2020/03/positive-thoughts-coronavirus/
