Earlier this week I got swept up and watched too much news and Facebook on the Coronavirus. I had a hard time concentrating and had no energy. I stopped exercising. Friday I knew I had to get back on track so I limited what I watched, I've been checking in with loved ones, and we've been getting out every day for nature walks. (See the Sandhill Cranes below.) Today I am writing Grandma whose facility will not allow visitors now.

 

People are using this time to do some decluttering, learn something new, take some extra solitude for spiritual and inner work, baking with the kids, doing science experiments together. I always hear that we don't have enough time to do things - but now many of us have the extra time when so much is shut down. It's a great time to evaluate what is important in your life.

 

If you don't have time to do all 7 tips, pick the one or two that are calling to you. Put them on your calendar or to do list.

1. If you have extra time this week, what would you like to do?
2. Who can you call, text, email, check up on?
3. What is an act of kindness you can do during this time? Make a donation to a food bank, pay for a single mom's babysitter, write letters to nursing homes, offer to pick up items for someone that is immune compromised.
4. Up your self-care in at least one way - more sleep, more veggies, exercise.
5. Lean in on a spiritual practice (My church is reading Psalm 46 every day for 46 days).
6. Listen to the Metropolitan Opera, watch the Butterflies at Meijer Gardens, or go on a virtual tour of a museum
7. Catch up on some reading.

Many of us our overwhelmed and we are always saying, “I don’t have enough time.”

Ask yourself: do you want to live your life in a constant state of hurry and worry, stress and exhaustion?

When it comes to time, have you tried system after system but nothing works?

Or do you keep all your to dos in your head hoping you don’t forget anything?

Or worse, have a time system that takes so much time to manage you wonder if it’s even worth it?

Do you want a simpler, easier, lighter relationship to time without all the guilt, shame and not-enoughness?

We want to feel more peaceful, in the flow and have time to breathe. We want to feel in harmony with time, not falling behind or rebelling against.

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