I learned a lot about myself during the past eight weeks of Covid-19 and shelter-n-place, and below is how I have dealt with it.
By J’la Ware
It’s great to have the freedom to choose what to do and when you want to do it. Some people put everything off and then stress about it when the time comes. Now with quarantine being here, I have learned some new things about myself, after being stuck in the house for the past two months.
I’m sure most of us are going through the same situation, but here are a few things I’ve learned about myself during this Quarantine period:
Meditation works for me.
I have practice meditation and I love it, it has taught me patience and awareness. Meditation has brought more clarity into my life, it has lowered my stress and anxiety levels. In life we experience daily pressure to succeed, and are self critical when we don’t. Usually, I’m rushing around in my daily life, falling into bed exhausted every night, and waiting for weekends to come around. Now I’m not as stressed about what I don’t achieve, I’m not overwhelmed daily. I become more present in the now and being okay with doing nothing. I have developed awareness to catch myself faster when I am distracted or deep in thought. I’m not stuck in the past or yearning for the future, I’m living in the moment.
I don’t follow rules well.
During this quarantine the mayor has placed a stay at home order. We are only to leave the house for essential needs. Werenot suppose to have company, or visit people, and gatherings of people more than 10 are prohibited. I have broken all of those rules. Since, me and my boyfriend are doing long distance, I have traveled to Chicago to be with him. Me and my boyfriend did not stay in the house we have gone to studio sessions, and visited his cousin in Indiana. I also had to celebrate my 23rd birthday so, I threw a small house party. I also have gone out into public without wearing a mask, but that was because I forgot my mask at home. I understand that these rules are in place to protect us but for some reason I don’t have any intention of following them.
My Procrastination is my worst enemy.
Usually when it comes to school, I have done an good job of managing my homework and doing assignments well before they are due. However during this quarantine, I realized I have a new strange behavior of waiting until the very last minute to do projects and assignments. Even though there is a pandemic going on and I am home, home is not a vacation. When I come home, I’m use to not having to do school work and just enjoy spending time with my family, but I am still enrolled in school and it is my responsibility to keep up with my school work. Tuition isn’t getting cheaper and I want my GPA to be as high as I can get it.
Taking for granted the ability to go anywhere.
Now, I have no choice but to stay in the house, I miss going out so much especially since the weather is finally getting warmer. I realized, I’ve taken for granted the privilege to walk around campus, go to my classes, and meet my friends. I miss being able to go to the bar, goofing off with coworkers, going to the mall, and being able to go out in general. As much as my wish to finally sleep in and do nothing all day everyday has come true, being unproductive everyday is just not the way I want to live my life. I miss the normal flow of my everyday life.
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