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The Rhythms of Life
The pandemic of Covid-19 has thrown so many of us off kilter. Families sheltering in place without the normal rhythms that had kept our days sane or at least familiar. Have you found yourself losing track of days and time? This kind of turmoil can certainly add to one’s anxiety and depression. We lose our sense of purpose and direction. What rhythms have been broken for you? You no longer have the school bus routine so you can get on with your life for the day. Maybe you had a certain day you did different chores like grocery shop or laundry but now you are working from home and trying to keep the kids making progress on school assignments and at times refereeing the squabbles that flare up in the house. You realize its getting late and you haven’t even thought about what to fix for dinner, and now you go to get leftovers out and find they were snacked on earlier in the day by your spouse in between his zoom business meetings. We may have longed for more time with each other but now find we have lost our skills for handling it.
Covid-19 has also added lots of new things to our life to do list. Washing our hands so much and wiping down all touchable surfaces 100 times a day doesn’t seem to reduce our angst one bit. Maybe you have a medical person in the family and they are gone all the time helping treat those with the virus. Many don’t even come home for fear of bringing it to the family and if they do come, they have many new safety precautions to go through to protect the rest of you. Some days run right into the next without a good nights sleep.
Everyone is having to make so many adjustments during this time while making decisions on the fly. How do we restore a sense of sanity while nothing promises to be returning to normal? Let’s try to put some order back into our lives. First, set a time to get the day started, get up at the same time each day and restore your “getting ready for the day” routine. I find it helpful to spend some of that time directing my attention to the Bible and prayer seeking direction for the day. Set certain hours for work/school work, with regular breaks for lunch and then regular connection time when you and the family spend time together or if you are alone in your shelter in place, call or face-time your family and friends. Check on the latest news but do not obsess over it, limit your news intake. Move on to something relaxing as bedtime approaches so you will be ready to fall asleep.
There are surely plenty of things outside your control but try to put some order into your daily routine. Eat healthy, avoid numbing out with alcohol, drugs, shopping online, or food. Work on communicating encouragement to those around you. Bottom line you are your best focus for trying to exert some control back into your life.
Happy sailing!

If you are looking to talk to someone about the craziness of your life since this shelter in place season started but afraid of being exposed to the virus give me a call. We can set up a telehealth meeting to discuss your situation. Reach out with a private message or call me at 614-447-0145. You can also email me at [email protected]. Until then stay safe.