Let the lessons learnt in lockdown linger long after
In this past week, a survey I took of friends and colleagues on what they learned about themselves during lockdown revealed some surprisingly good stuff - after they’d gotten over the crazy of its limits.
Here’s what they said:
They liked their own company more than they thought they would
They liked not having the FOMO from no socializing in the big wide world
Slowing down meant they had a calmer frame of mind
Slowing down meant the small moments of magic in a day became special. Things like noticing birdsong, their surroundings, and what they saw on their walks
The importance of family and friends
The money they saved
Getting to know their ‘hood on foot
Getting to know their neighbors
Doing creative stuff, if they had the knitting, sewing, flour, and other materials
Discovering why their garage/pantry/old clothes weren’t pristine wasn’t because they didn’t have time – and how knowing that was now okay instead of a guilt trip.
All good stuff, I reckon!
But I wonder, if a year from now, we’ll remember these things. It would be unfortunate to think living in this Covid 19 time - an expensive commitment mentally, emotionally, fiscally, physically, and spiritually – will be lost. These things were hard won.
This is what I learned:
You can’t enjoy what you don’t consider
Once you consider what’s around you, you have the option to appreciate it more
When you appreciate what you consider, your mental state changes, and you feel better.
This progress changes your state of mind and the mind-body connection.
You can feel calmer and become more aware of yourself – you become more of who you really are.
This is you being you, your better you, and puts you on your way to your best life.
The way you take life’s journey is as important as what you do.
I hope you have a way of remembering and using what you’ve learned during the lockdown.
If you want to put this to best use, let’s meet for 20 minutes to find out how you can keep and use what you’ve discovered, to be more of you.
A coach approach helps you get to where you want to go in a deeper and speedier way than you can on your own.
