One thing is for sure. We are all tired of being home. Call it cabin fever, call it boredom, call it a need for adventure.... Most of us are ready to get back out there and experience the world once again. In my family, we have been stuck for quite awhile. We had no sooner finished a COVID exposure quarantine, then the ice hit... Then the snow hit... And it is still snowing as I write this. So at this point, we have been home for 2 weeks.
Now I know that many of you have been in quarantine since LAST March, and I truly admire your resiliency. I, however, am one of those people whom gets trapped in her thoughts when she is left alone with them too long. I can wake up bright and bubbly and before I know it I am crying because I am thinking about my first day of kindergarten, when I fell off my chair and ht my head,
This time around I have made the ambitious decision to counteract the rabbit hole of bad thoughts by throwing kindness from my couch. The truth is nothing makes me happier than making others happy, so hopefully this is the right prescription for me. I urge you to try it too!
Some ways you can show kindness from your burrito style couch blanket fort:
You can make a monetary donation to those that are helping others stay warm right now. Homeless organizations and many churches have stepped up to give not only the homeless, but anyone who's power has gone out and needs a warm place to stay exactly that-a warm place to stay and a warm meal for their bellies. In my experience, most of these people do not have a lot of money to provide emergency services such as these, so if you can give-give! Don't like giving money--offer to send pizza to a local church that has taken people in. Call and see what they need that you can provide from the comfort of your own warm home.
Check on people. I understand that there is not a ton we can do for people without power and frozen people, but it is always nice to feel thought of. Reach out! There are also still people that are sick right now as well. Check on them too. If you are a prayer, offer to pray with them or for them.
Leave in the neighborhood stray. Your garage is a warmer alternative than this brutal weather. Do you know there is a lonely dog or cat that someone has dumped nearby? Go get them! Give that poor defenseless animal a fighting chance!
Join, or better yet, start, an online community for people that are feeling lonely right now. Base it around your interests and seek out the others that are like you--safe at home, but lonely, and perhaps struggling. Become a support network for those who really need it. If you have never started an online community, the easiest way to do it is through Facebook. Select groups and start a new group! Have no idea what to start a group on? How about a book club? Or even a bible study! There is always something out there you can bond over and feel a lot less alone.
I really think that you need to do whatever it takes. So many people are sinking into unhealthy mindsets right now, giving into depression, anxiety and far worse. Do whatever you need to do to remain positive and then when at all possible share that joy with others.
Stay happy and toasty my friends!
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