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Lessons From Lockdown- Six Things I’ve Learned From Self Quarantine
I’ve been self quarantined (with some socially distant exceptions) for 55 days at the time I write this, and while there have certainly been some peaks and valleys during this time, the highs contain a renewed appreciation, and the lows have pushed me into growth.
If you’re struggling in lockdown, riddled with anxiety, and wondering when this is all going to end, first of all, that sounds pretty reasonable and is a common story right now. It’s a pandemic, after all, and most of us have never experienced this kind of massive upheaval.
Secondly, big change, scary change, radical change, is always a catalyst for immense growth, if we can open ourselves up to that growth.
The thing about growth is, it’s often uncomfortable, and once we feel that discomfort, the urge to retreat back into our safe zone is strong, and so our growth becomes one steps backwards, and two steps forward.
The world keeps spinning, and one day when this is all a distant memory, I hope you look back on this time and say, fuck yeah, I handled that like a boss. That transformed me. I was better for that. Because even when we are in the backwards step of the growth dance, we can notice it, alter course, and choose to transform in the next two steps forward.
