A Little Inspiration

We’ve been reaching out to neighbors who are more at risk to grab groceries or anything else they may need. Sharing helpful tips for navigating this “new normal” and recipes on Facebook Live has been a fun way to connect, inspire and be inspired.

One of my favorite shares is pizza night! I make this tasty dish without any of the guilt or bloating! Everyone who tries it LOVES IT.

(Look for Matthew’s recipe below.)

Working from home has given me space and time to reflect about what’s important in my life and what I want to achieve when this lockdown is over.

I have been reunited with my love of music, At night and on the weekends I play for my neighbors and from our balconies we dance together. This has helped us to get to know each other and actually practice “loving thy neighbor!”

I feel when this is all over we will no longer be strangers on the street, and this is a beautiful thing. We may be doing “social distancing” but that does not mean we cannot be social!”

I take my dog, Thunder, for a run at the school instead of the dog park because no one is there. This makes it a win-win for both of us since the dog parks make it hard to keep social distancing in place. 

I hope this idea might work for you and your fur kids!

I am helping my friends and family keep their stress in check by sharing a daily quarantine chuckle… Memes, funny jokes, song parodies – anything that elicits a giggle is fair game for a share.

And knowing that I helped someone else with a little laughter makes my day a little brighter, too!

I’m investing more time and effort in my mental health by reconceptualizing how I’ve done or seen things in the past using the Switch app. I am focusing on what IS in my control and using the rest to propel new thoughts and action (of which some is to just be still and let it go).

Embracing uncertainty, stress and problems with a solution-oriented mindset gives me confidence and helps me to expect that good will come from it.

ALL of these things are giving me an opportunity to gain wisdom, and to learn and grow, and are leading to new opportunities, which makes me excited and optimistic, even in the midst of all the craziness that is going on!