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We Won’t Let Conronavirus Sink Our Spirits! Be Mindfulness While Quarantined. COVID-19

We Won’t Let Conronavirus Sink Our Spirits! Be Mindfulness While Quarantined. COVID-19

By Adetoun Adeyemo | March 22, 2020. 8:00 am.

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, this is the second week that I’m working from home with my two kids. I’ve had the pleasure of a flexible working schedule for the last few years;  getting acclimated to virtual learning for the kids.

Working from home is a great option. Working from home because you have to is OK. Working from home with kids can be difficult.

Without the proper infrastructure, there’s a lot that can go wrong, from missed assignments to a lack of focus. Honestly, the uncertainty from all of the news websites doesn’t help either. The internal unrest is enough to drive the sane insane.

To help, I created an easy step guide for getting on with life in the midst of a public health crisis with women in mind. Because let’s face it, we already have a 200+ year waiting period until we can enjoy equal pay. So while others are keeping themselves distracted with doomsday theories, get informed, make a plan of action, and get ahead.

                                             

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-Use the Center for Disease Control (CDC) as your primary source of information. Getting the facts correct in any public health crises is paramount to taking the correct action. The CDC is responsible for controlling the introduction and spread of infectious diseases in the US. While their slow release of COVID-19 testing kits has received a great deal of criticism, their ability to provide the most up-to-date information on what you should know, situation updates, and information for specific audiences, has made them one of the most reliable sources of information in the US. So before you find yourself repeating or acting on second-hand information from a friend or family member (I’m guilty as well), consider checking out the CDC’s information page on Coronavirus instead.

-Mindfulness is the basic human ability to be fully present, aware of where we are and what we’re doing, and not overly reactive or overwhelmed by what’s going on around us. It can be activated through proven techniques, particularly seated, walking, standing, and moving meditation. When we’re mindful, we reduce stress, enhance performance, gain insight and awareness through observing our mind, and increase our attention to others’ well-being.

               

Here are some other ways to cultivate mindfulness:

  • Live in the moment
  • Accept yourself and others
  • Focus on your breathing
  • Eat mindfully
  • Walk mindfully
  • Observe your breathing
  • Connect with your senses
  • Pause between actions
  • Practice active listening
  • Get lost in the flow of doing things you love
  • Meditate daily
  • Reduce the amount of news you read
  • Embrace silence

                                                         

-Make small adjustments to your daily routine before taking drastic measures. Before locking yourself in an underground bunker (Blast from the Past reference anyone?) consider taking a few precautions to help protect yourself and others from coming into contact with COVID-19 — all the while supporting the businesses that you love.

As of now, the CDC advises that it’s safe to venture out of the house as long as you take precautions such as frequently cleaning your hands with soap or hand sanitizer and staying at least 3 feet away from anyone who is coughing or sneezing. However, this recommendation does not apply to people in high-risk groups who are being advised by the CDC to avoid crowds. That said, if you are a “relatively healthy” individual and you want your business and the businesses that you love patronizing to still be around by the time the current public health crisis subsides, make a point to get out and support them (just don’t forget to sanitize your hands when you get there and before you leave). By making these small adjustments, not only do we have a better chance of containing the spread of COVID-19 but also of keeping our economy, especially small businesses, intact.




This not an article about an injustice we are facing. This is not a cry for help that we are being treated in any way unfairly. We’ve grown accustomed to strife. In some ways, this means we are more prepared for the restrictions and adversity that the entire world is now facing due to COVID-19.

I am simply one voice — a vanity point from which many people do not typically see or know anything about. All I wish is that my brothers and sisters in arms stay knowledgeable about the facts, take realistic precautions, maintain calm, and remain optimistic!

 

Published: 22/03/20

Courtesy: ESSENCE. WOMEN SUPPORTING WOMEN

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