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10 Things I’ve Learned from All this Social Distancing
With what is going on in the world, I wondered what this is all trying to teach us.
As I sat home with my family now, working from home or off work due to the current living conditions, I reflected on what these times could teach me and possibly everyone else.
But first, what is social distancing?
Social distancing is a health practice that aims to reduce the spread of viruses. It may include having social distancing guidelines, such as having at least a 1-meter distance away from others, canceling group events, and temporarily closing down schools and other public places.
Everyone is advised to stay at home and from this experience, I’ve realized a few things.
10 Things To Reflect On During Social Distance
We live in a super high-tech and evolved world; if it weren’t for technology, we would be in a space of much harder times trying to fight through it all. We would still have a lot more individuals moving about not able to shift their daily lives online.
We rely heavily on technology more than we think. With the use of technology being at the forefront for a few to still make an income or to learn, it is something we rely heavily on in general and now that it has become somewhat of a necessity if it’s down for a second. we go into a bit of a panic.
Our minds are conditioned to the workings of society. It’s hard for us to survive during times of unease because of how accustomed we are to just living and moving about in a world of privilege.
Media is a contributor to an excess of anxieties causing us to over rationalize things. We are fed a lot of BS through media outlets and sometimes, it’s hard to get away from it all.
Social media distracts us and causes us to miss the facts. With so many people utilizing social media, the lines become blurry for us when trying to truly understand the real details regarding social issues happening.
Big cities are nice and all but it might pay to live in the countryside or just outside the big cities. With the number of people in NYC, it’s hard to get people to stay inside and to fully eliminate the potential risks we may face.
Many people have a damn hard time stopping for a pause. For some, their workplace still requires them to keep coming in and getting the work done. Then we have people who just have to get out of the house and ignore suggested practices.
We as a community, have to work to prioritize our immune system daily. It is a key driver in allowing us to live a life of good health and be prepared for the unknown. Not only to protect ourselves but to protect those who are immunocompromised.
Now more than ever, we have to face ourselves and our relationships. The outside distractions we used to have like work are not really there and we are potentially home with our families and it can get tricky to navigate.
We talked about healing generational things and to be honest, this time felt like a whole generational uprooting in itself.
We really don’t know the reason for all of this and we may never know. What we do know is that each of us plays a role in reducing the spread of viruses by following suggested social distancing guidelines.
Times like this are tough so you must practice self-care, too. Also, I would like to challenge you to reflect on what you have already learned and will continue to learn during this weird and uncertain time.
Take this time to work on yourself and how you can better show up as a member of the world, your community, your family, and for yourself.
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