Living Life Slow
Trudy and I
have been in semi-isolation in Carefree, Arizona now for 14 days and we’ve been learning a lot
about this new (temporary) way of living.
12 thoughts:
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Stay Healthy. Follow the rules on isolation, separation,
hygiene, nutrition, supplements etc. The
information is readily available – just do it.
·
Get Fit. Eat sensibly, hydrate and exercise. It’s good for you physically, mentally and biologically.
·
Work on your
partnership. There’ll be tons of worry,
stress, uncertainty and fear coming your way.
Stay empathetic, loving, caring and kind. Communicate.
Listen.
·
Make time for Family and
Friends. Facetime, Skype, Zoom – fix a
regular schedule as John O’Keeffe advised us last week.
·
Live Life Slow. Make every hour count. Take time to exercise all five senses. Luxuriate in the thing you’ve had the least
of – Time.
·
Listen to The Warm – an
old Rod McKuen poem. Which means to me –
seek out the positives, look for the moments of magic, replace the fear with
these magic moments.
·
Make Happy Choices. Happiness is the greatest antidote to
Fear. Be decisive in doing a bunch of
stuff that will make you happy.
·
Post a daily timetable on
the fridge and stick to it. Routine and
structure make us feel secure.
·
Stand Up and Fight. Don’t dress sloppily, don’t grab snacks – sit
down and eat – and get up early; go to bed early.
·
Start every day with a
list of three things you want to do, and five things that will make for a happy
moment. And do them.
·
When you’re feeling blue,
tell your partner, talk to a friend, cheer up and be kind to yourself.
·
You are not alone. We’re all in this. And just like Smallpox, TB, Sars and Aids –
we’ll get through it and get back even stronger than before.
KR
PS: And remember – Series 4 of Money Heist is
out April 3 and Series 3 of Fauda on April 14!!