During this coronavirus pandemic, a lot of experts are stressing the importance of social distancing. This involves not greeting each other in a way that involves physical contact, such as shaking hands or hugging. This could be texting, emailing or elbow bumping. This doesn’t exactly mean that we should be emotionally detached from our quarantined loved ones. Here is why social distancing doesn’t equate emotional distancing.
We could still show love for one other
Many people have been making good use of emoji symbols in expressing emotion in their text messages. For our loved ones who have been unfortunately diagnosed with the condition, sending a loving text message or video chatting with them goes a long way. We must continue to be a strong source of strength for one another during this turbulent time. Remember just because we can’t hug or shake hands doesn’t mean we can’t still show love.
Show kindness and gratitude toward elderly ones
There are a lot of elderly ones being affected by this massive virus. It will be really beneficial if we reach out to them with love. Get on the phone with our grandparents to see how they are doing. Have a video chat with them and tell them that you love them. We can’t take our elderly friends for granted.
Show yourself kindness, love and gratitude
Without question, this pandemic has put a lot of us on edge. It’s probably been a while since we seen anything like this before. That’s why it’s important that we also express the above attributes to ourselves. We are of no help to someone else if we don’t express love, kindness and gratitude towards ourselves. That’s why it’s important that we do these following things:
- Go out for a drive.
- Take a walk around the park.
- Spend time with God’s creation and enjoy its many elements.
While social distancing is a practice we are doing to reduce close contact between each other to slow down this illness, it doesn’t mean that it’s okay for us to be emotionally detached. Reach out to one another from afar as we endure through this pandemic.
Need some more encouragement? Feel free to checkout my list, “5 Words of Encouragement for those Dealing with a Chronic Illness.” Don’t be afraid to like, share this or leave a comment if you like.
Excellent insight on being a human being. We need each other more than ever now because as you mentioned some of us haven’t experienced this; a “pandemic” in a long time. For me I’ve never seen nothing like this except on horror movies. We seriously do need to support one another emotionally & ourselves. Well done Walkerwritingservices, well done 👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿