LIFE LESSONS
How the Lockdown Taught Me to Slow Down and Be Mindful
Plus psychological advice on practicing mindfulness and slowing down.
I am finally noticing the slow passing of the seasons, leaves falling down in the fall, lakes freezing in the winter, and flowers blooming in the spring. What did it take for me to start seeing the changing nature around me? It took one ugly lockdown.
Over a year ago, I remember discussing with my friend how you barely notice the change of the seasons when you live in the city. You only feel it’s winter when temperatures suddenly drop. Except this change was never sudden.
Of course, the seasons always change gradually. It’s just that I had never stopped to observe it. I was so caught up in my world of overworking and planning my busy travels, that I forgot to be in my present.
How Lockdown Walks Changed My World
And then everything changed. Suddenly we were forced to take a step back and stay right where we were. We could not travel or go to work. Many of us lost jobs and the professional objectives we were striving for.
It is fair to say that many of us lost our sense of purpose. Without being able to do anything that defined me…
