Our current situation has forced us to stop. Stop and really sit with ourselfs, as we have been forced to get use to this new normality, where we cant go as freely as we would like. The rules changing every now and then, at first locking you inside your home, then giving you more freedom a bit by bit, then making more strickt rules to be on again. Going back and forth.

The World wide pandemic has had its shadow sides, but I would say that it also has bring some good things with it, as it all depends on how you set your mindset and how you want to reflect on the things. In here Spain we were having the total lock down where we were forced to stay inside the house on total 3months. Thats a fact, that the sudden limitation of your freedom to move and have your everyday routines outside the house, that really gets on your head more or less.

For myself, it was really difficult at first to stay inside the house, as Im really into being outside, going for long walks and wandering around. For my body, and for my mind, the daily movement is essential. I get easily frustrated if I’m not able to have my weekly exercise routines and movement going on. My body is not made for staying still for long times as my whole life I have been really active in one way or another. Routines so strong on that area that it is really weird to take a break even just for holidays, as I really do enjoy to do my workouts. So lockdown really hit me, but mostly on mental side.

For me the social distancing was not that bad part, as I luckily had a room mate, so at least we did have company from each others. Also keeping touch friends through the social media did pay a big part on staying on touch with others. At the same time it was really, really challenging time for me, as I were so use to go for long walks, running, doing everything outside of the four walls. But after the first shock, I were more or less enjoying the time when my introvert side were taking advance on the current situation and I were really taking the time to just be.

Finally I had time to get back the things that did bring me joy, and the ones that I was naturally flowing towards to. Finding the time to draw, sit with my thoughts and also writing things down. Really reflecting things. But also challenging myself as i were forced to give up on my routines and the plans that I had. Or were I?

In the end, we were only limited on to stay inside the house for certain time periodt. Im not gonna lie, of course not knowing at the time that how long the lockdown is goin to last was also throwing it own plot twist to the mix, but still, we still had the freedom to express ourselfs. So I werent able to train outside of the house, I did bring exercise routines to inside the house, with a new twists. Online classes and so were coming more viral so in a way, it was also really good thing as I was also giving new type of movement among the old routines. Challenging myself to try new, and also forcing myself out of my comfort zone. The thing is also that we even might had the things already a bit more difficult way to be done than necessary, as getting back to the simplicity showed us that we indeed can survive with less. Bodyweight training can be as effective as training in the gym, what comes to basics. And the exercise is now just only one of the examples.

Distancing can be boring but at the same time it can be also rewarding. For me, I ended up again to enjoy that I were bored. Because when I get bored, the inspiration really kicks in. When you are bored, you also tend to have time. And without time limitations, you have more freedom. Freedom feeds creavitity. Sometimes the creativity needs that kind of kick, to fully start to flow.

For example, when I was small kid, I of course were time to time complaining about how bored I was time to time, but at the end I ended up doing crafts, draw or finding some other creative outlets, and ending up spending hours and hours inside my room just doing my own things. I remember that my mom was a bit worried that I was so into being alone that when the inspiration were really kickin in, I could easily spend the whole day in my room, behind shutted door.

At one point I even made my own stuffed toys, not because needed to, no. It was purely all about to let my creativity taking it place and also, what a reward that was, when that imagination creature came into reality. From idea to the reality, from the mind through my hands. As I got older, the outlets more or less changed, as well as my mindset. But with all the changes I have been also reflecting my current mindset and point of views to the way children do see the world.

Isnt it fascinating, how bravely they do and try new things? More eager to see what they are able to do or achieve than being already deciding that they gonna fail anyway. More trying and exploring, taking the advance of learning more. As we grow older, we tend to loose that. As we get older our minds are more playing tricks on us, believing more on failing than just bravely making the moves. Having a child like curiosity and boldness, with the gained experience, well, that is one hell of a cocktail for going for and make your dreams come to your reality.

Dream, manifest.

With all the limits you also had to have the choice either get use to it and just see the negative sides, or really adjust your mind to see all the positive aspect that the current situation were serving you. I personally believe that it all starts also on this in your head. If you focus on negative sides, all you see is the negative effects. But when you focus on the good, it gets better if not even being the bigger part. Clicee, I know. But also very true, no denying on that. We easily tend to just slide into the current situation, creating our own cage. Thats why its so important to be able to see outside of the box, are you really stuck or are you just stearing the wall next to the open door. Its not about what you are not able to do, its more about what you still can do, what kind of possibilities the new situation is serving for you.

Like, we tend to have the thought that will do that and that thing ”when we have this” or something like that. later comes so easily never, as if you dont make it to plan, it just slips from your fingers. For example, you were limited to see our friends and having the thought that we should do do this or that when the limits loose up. But how many of those plans you have made into reality?

One thing that the whole quarantine teached me is that never push aside the thing that you want to do. When there is a will there is a way. The things that you are not able to do now, you can start to adjusting and preparing.

Prepare, plan, adjust.

Work on yourself when other things are on hold. Take time to also relax, reload yourself. The small efforts now will be huge advance when its time to finally put things into action. And when you are having more freedom, go and do. As we are still having the limitations in here its more easier to really appreciate what whe have, and whar we can do now, as we were on point in a state that we were not allowed to even go outside of the town next to us. So now, that we have more freedom, its easy to see who are the ones to take the acytion and who still do find things to complain instead of seeing all the possibilites that we now have.

And what you are willing to learn about yourself as facing again the new normality. Are you stick with the habits that you had before things escalated or are you gonna start to make this time things happen, taking the advance on the new kind of freedom and putting your efforts on action?

Take the action

Take the first step towards your dreams, what are things that you can be doing at the moment that would take you further? When you hit the wall, are you gonna just complaining on how things are or are you going to solve the current problem or adjusting yourself to see the good thing on what is going on at the moment? Things dont tend to go as having a straight way, and the possible detour can be opening your mind and giving you more perspective than the straight way to success. So after possible first strike of shock, start to enjoy about the plot twist. Life tends to serve you the exactly thethings that you really need on your life on that current moment.

Change your attitude towards the problem and let the things take a totally new shape where there is more possibilities than obstacles.

Your only limit is your mind.