Life constantly tests us and throw us curveballs that we unexpectedly have to deal with. The pandemic is one of them. The world before covid made an entrance was very different compared to the world we live in now. We filled our days with engaging socially with friends and family, traveled when given the opportunity, worked in offices filled with colleagues and dined at our favorite restaurants whenever we felt like it. Never once did we stop to think, what if all this is taken away? What if all we were left with, was ourselves?
We are currently living in a time of enlightenment and awakening. People are looking for answers, reasons and ways to live a new life post covid. As we are slowly beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel, we are also faced with a new reality. Many of us have changed our every-day behaviors and going back to how it was pre-covid isn’t an option. We have been forced to learn a new way of living, which in all the horrific events that has happened, can be chosen to be viewed at as something positive. The world slowed down, our lives was put on hold. For the first time in our lifetime, we received an unexpected pause in life. This gave us the opportunity to reflect, not only on how we were living our lives, or how it was affecting the world, but it had us thinking; how DO we want to spend our time on this earth? We have a limited amount of time in this life, in this experience, in this body. Do we really want to spend it the way that we have in the past, or do we choose to learn and grow from the experience to become better human beings for ourselves and for all things living?
We don’t stay the same as we always been. We are constantly growing and changing with our experiences and developing into the people we are supposed to become. If covid thought us anything, it’s to be present in the NOW. When there is nothing else going on, we enjoyed the quiet and embraced the moment. Can you allow yourself to relax and let go of your expectations, your demands and live in the now, just as it is? It’s not difficult to be present, we just have to remind ourselves to be just that.
We just need to stop, pause and listen to what our intuition is telling us and keep practicing this, every day. Because every day we are getting closer to the pre-covid lifestyle, and our mind will be our biggest enemy with all the internal battles we faced before.
Mindfulness and spiritual interest during the pandemic have grown tremendously. It has given people comfort and the tools and ability to see clearly what is happening, in order to be able to act on that as wisely as possible. The ability to break down the enchantment of the negative thought, is the human superpower. With this control, we can achieve anything we put our mind to and can create the kind of life we want for ourselves. During the past year people have searched out new hobbies that perhaps they always been curious about but never really took the time to practice because life got in the way. We lost our playfulness and stopped practicing what truly makes us feel good inside as responsibility, bills and mortgages got in the way. Society has changed and it has forces us to change along with it, but with working from home, we found ourselves with much more time on our hands which allowed us to become creative and search within ourselves again. Meditation, yoga, pilates, nature-walks, gardening and surrounding ourselves with loved ones and animals was incorporated in many lives as we realized how good it made us feel. We needed to be reminded to let our inner child come out as we were slowly going back towards our natural state of being. Being one with ourselves and with nature. This is so important to remember and to try and keep incorporating in our lives going forward. Our world needs it and the human and animal life depend on it.
We don’t need a new year to reflect on what we truly want out of life. We already have the answers within.
Our mind is there, guiding us with all the best intentions. All we have to do it stop and listen.