Reflection Journal on CoVid 19 - 7 April 2020
Today is the first day of shutdown in Singapore, where most businesses take a break for 1 month. I think before the shutdown, there was quite a bit of anxiety and panic as people start to worry if they have enough food and essential items at home, what to do to pass time and also how to face ‘trapped’ within the same place with immediate family members or closed ones, how long this will last.
So near yet so far
Some of my really long-term patients came to do their treatments before we parted for 1 month and it was really sweet when they popped the questions of “how are you doing?” “how are things for you?”.
Everyone faces different challenges at this period of time and somehow we are ‘stranded’ in a certain manner.
But are we able to go beyond our issues and take our minds off to think of others who may be in a worse situation than us?
As we need to social distance ourselves now, it makes social interactions and human intimacy stand out even more in this period of time. Something we may have taken for granted all this while. As we are enforced to distance from one another, maybe it is time to reflect on how closely each of us are connected to one another and how precious human touch and closeness is.
We may feel lonely, separated, isolated but keep sending out good thoughts to one another, because we as energy beings are empowered to do so and we hold the ability to receive loving energy as well.
Face your demons in relationships, with others and yourself
I was talking to one of my patients who worked in the social service sector and she told me that during this time, domestic problems may rise as a result on enforced home stay. I was quite surprised when I heard that the social service sector needs to be in operation to deal with increased problems of domestic violence, divorce etc. Even other countries have already shown such domestic issues on the rise in this pandemic.
So not only do we have to deal with the physical virus spread issues, some other complications do come along with measures taken to control the pandemic.
Staying home with closed ones for an extended period of time is one issue that many have not thought to be an issue but sadly is. We always try to avoid issues by running away and staying out so that we can avoid the people that we do not want to see in the household.
But this time round, I guess the Universe has set the stage for all of us to face our inner demons to be with people in the household and also with ourselves. Try observing and exploring how you feel with the closed ones in the house. Try observing how you feel when you are in the home alone. How do you treat them? How do you treat yourself? Do you numb yourself with more work or Netflix? Do you flare up when your closed ones behave in not the way you wanted in the enclosed space?
What happen along the way for you to so not able to stand the person(s) you thought you wanted to spend the rest of your life with? What are you after being stripped away from all your societal roles and rat racing?