Never had I imagined that in the Year 2020, we all would be locked up in our homes and taught the basics of cleanliness like how to wash your hands, how to cough and sneeze and how often one should wash their hands. It is just sad that it had to take a pandemic for the world to realise they need God and should be clean. How hard is it to have clean habits?
As we all are in lock-down due to the pandemic caused by the corona virus COVID-19. We can either use this time in a productive manner or waste it away like we normally do. I, personally am struggling with not having enough hours in the day to get everything I need to do done on time and in the best manner I can. But in saying this, I have still decided to utilize this time to connect and bond with my loved ones, wrap up all of my unfinished tasks and self-reflection.
“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.” - Aristotle
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We should all take this break from our normal robotic routine and see how we can better ourselves and improve our way of living. If we can survive this lockdown with minimal stuff, that will merely prove that we do not need most of the things we thought we could not live without. This lockdown has given families much-needed family time. People have started being more active by exercising and walking more, prices of things have gone done, landlords are being lenient on people who can't pay their rent, companies have been working hard to try to cater to all their employees, governments have pledged funds for the struggling people, petrol prices have been the lowest (in Melbourne in almost a decade). My question is... why could all this not happen without having a pandemic? Has this pandemic awoken the humanity that we thought we had lost?
I have realised that I have more potential in me than I had ever thought - balancing work, life, relationships, hobbies, and me time is harder than I had thought. I thought I had everything under control, only to have been proven how wrong I was. Swamped at work, can't spend a lot of time with family, relationships without proper love, not learning anything new to upskill myself.... but there is always a silver lining. My silver lining is having people who love me and giving me chances to work on myself and improve. Working overtime without pay was my solution to gaining control at work, having dinner and TV time with my family; I got to make memories with my family. Working on a routine and open honest communication saved my relationships. Bringing fun and joy in my hobbies made me realise why I wanted to do them in the first place. Forcing myself to give myself 1-2 hours in the day helped me in my self-reflection and self-improvement. This also gave me time to write again and hopefully this time it will be more regular than before (as if I haven't said this before)
“At the center of your beingyou have the answer;
you know who you are
and you know what you want.”
― Lao Tzu
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Until next post, stay safe and stay blessed everyone. Now it is time for gaming. Peace out!
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