A Time for Reflection

Secluded at our homes, we can take this time to reflect upon the things we might have missed thinking about when we were so engrossed in our daily lives.

NO MORE REGRETS

Before the shutdown, I wasn't giving time to anybody at all; I was so busy. Now sitting idle, I regret not spending more time with my friends. If I knew there would be so much time to sleep now, I wouldn't have ditched some of the plans just to get some good sleep. Come to think of it, we always had a vague tomorrow in our mind putting off the todays. Yes, we are interacting via social media but a group chat is not the same as sitting with a whole bunch of people. Real life communication is much more important than a virtual one. And we should have prioritised the former than the latter while we had the chance to. Taking the company of people for granted is a huge regret.

BE YOUR OWN EVALUATOR

Being quarantined, I also realised that this is a good time to reflect upon our behaviour. While we might be against toxicity in all its manifestations, it is also plausible that we might possess some of the toxic traits without even intending to. So, this is quite a period for us to weed out the traits which might be problematic to others. Self assessment is always a good option. However, it doesn't mean that we have to become solipsistic; it's more of a routine check-up of our mental health to achieve that higher level of equanimity.

YOUR HEALTH MATTERS

Earlier we were so tapped into our busy lives that we might not have had the time to maintain a healthy diet or lifestyle for that matter. Well, now is the time to follow that health routine you made a few weeks back but never followed. Build up healthy habits and let go of the detrimental ones. Try cutting off that extra caffeine from your lives that you've been meaning to, workout a bit and just take some time to do what you love.

In short, in this quarantine, let's take a step back and allow ourselves to look back. In hindsight when we see ourselves, we can find the loopholes and all the shortcomings we have and work on that, acquiring that great sense of satisfaction we wanted.

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