As I now approach four weeks of isolation it seems like a washing machine that's stuck on a continuous cycle or a broken roller coaster that you want to get off. to others their isolation journey may have started before mine and with the added three weeks it could seem like they are loosing hope. However, from watching the news and hearing the growing positivity on social media it fills me with joy. Seeing young children writing letters and making pictures to send to care homes listening to people on my street sing "somewhere over the rainbow" on a Thursday night a almost 100 year old man walking 100 laps and raising over £20 million for the NHS. This shows that this country can stick together in the dark times. if we keep sticking together and sticking by the rules we can fight against this and come out stronger TOGETHER.
Training your mind to think positively is always a hard thing to most. There are two types of people in the world someone who has a growth mindset and another who has a fixed. An individual with a fixed mindset is someone who believes in one way of thinking and a "one track mind" these types of people tend to focus on their talents/ traits and intelligence whereas someone with a growth mindset believe in developing their abilities through dedication and hard work. By dedicating time to have a growth mindset it opens up more opportunities for example; an individual with a fixed mindset practicing a specific skill such as juggling, would believe "i'm bad at it i can't be asked to do it no more." Whereas, the individual with the growth mindset would look into the situation more and think "I want to learn how to juggle therefore I am going to keep practicing."
By practicing a growth mindset it also opens up to be being more optimistic. Optimistic means, having a mental attitude reflecting on hope of a specific outcome having a positive outlook on situations. Here is seven ways how to stay optimistic:
1. Focus on solutions, not on problems
2. Play a 30 second "movie" of your daily life
3. Find an improvement of the situation which is dragging you down
4. Minimize obstacles in order to succeed
5. Open up an "inner coach"
6. give yourself daily "well dones"
7. Nurture a happy body.
I heard the other day about the 10 second rule which could benefit many.. If someone has something in their teeth tell them as it is something can be sorted within ten seconds and won't cause them any discomfort. If someone has "crooked" or not straight teeth don't tell them as this isn't a ten second process and could have a negative impact on them. This 10 second rule can be flipped in any situation if the issue can be resolved let it go. Don't let yesterdays problem become tomorrow's issue.
These hard times have impacted everyone in so many different ways. Isolating away from family, revising for tests that have no impact on yourself no more, loosing a new or current job, taking a cut in your pay or not being able to see your loved ones or friends for a long while. In whatever way shape or form it has affected you take it as a blessing in disguise the job may not have been the right path and it was life trying to help you. You may have needed a break away from certain people and it gives you time to let the heart grow stronger with distance. Having less income each week will hit a lot of people hard just know that as long as you have a roof over your head, food on the table and a healthy family life is still looking alright. I booked a driving test finally and it got cancelled but it was perhaps one way of saying you still have time and it isn't the most important thing you need to focus on right now. Allow these next three weeks time for you to focus on yourself. Help someone close by whether that be your family or your neighbour
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