This week, my ma's boss opened up a team meeting by asking the following questions:
- What one word would you use to describe how you are feeling today?
- What's one word to describe what you are grateful for today?
We would like to do this exercise with all of you. If you feel shy and don't want to add it to the comments, just marinade on it, and think about it for your self.
- How are you feeling today?
- What is one thing you are grateful for today?
We three will go first:
- Today we feel optimistic.
- We are grateful our health.
With the chaos of today's uncertain world, reflecting and sharing our feelings is more important than ever. Connecting with one another will help us stay mentally strong as we adjust to new realities and grieve the loss of our old realities.
Most of us are simply trying to manage our daily lives taking care of our children, parents, work, finances, and learning a new way to live. All the stress we feel related to COVID-19 can transcend to negative feelings like depression and anxiety. This collective trauma that we are all experiencing may feel bleak, but we must stay mentally strong during it.
We've all read the basics on how to do this - create daily habits, exercise, eat healthy, and connect with our social support system using video calls and social media.
Researches pose the following to stay mentally strong:
- limit news, media exposure, and toxic people
- accept your feelings
- focus on facts
- focus on self-compassion, self-care, and identify your needs
What would you add to the list? How are you staying mentally strong during this?
Please take good care, and we hope all is well with you and your loved ones.
Purrs & Paws.
-Stivali & Pasqua. 🐾🐾
