So how are you and yours holding up during this Coronavirus Crisis? It seems that each of us has a different perspective and none of them are inherently right or wrong; that is unless you are part of the problem meaning you either don't take the entire thing seriously enough or you use it to your advantage to be mean, selfish, greedy, etc.
How about you? Are you more than a bit stir crazy? Are you feeling confined and imprisoned in your own environment? Are you engaged in an essential job that puts you out and about when you would prefer some time off? Have you suddenly found yourself homeschooling your brood? Are you an outdoorsy person who is about to crack under the pressure of confinement?
Whatever your circumstances please, please, please find things to be grateful for. Even if your world seems to be turned upside down at the present time, you have so many blessings and reasons for gratitude. We all know it could be much, much worse--and it may become so before it is over.
If you live alone, it may be a profoundly lonely time for you. If you have a larger family that usually are out and about and going in every which direction you may feel as if you're losing your mind.
The remedy is gratitude. Yes, it is that simple. If the family is squabbling and driving you nuts, be grateful they are not sick. Use this time to strengthen family bonds and to teach them basic skills that are primarily no longer taught in the schools like home economics, mechanics, gardening, planning future events, balancing a checkbook or making out a budget, reconnecting with one another.
If you are alone, then now is the time to reach out to others. You will be blessed as you check on others, work on your family history or your memoir, write down things you want the next generation to know, share yourself on social media or phone calls to friends and family both near and far. Make a plan to treat yourself once this is past us.
For me it is not unusual anymore to stay at home as I am a caregiver for my husband so I naturally don't get out very much as he doesn't get out at all with the exception of an occasional doctor's appointment. Having always been a homebody it is natural for me to be content at home whether I am simply relaxing and being lazy or puttering and being productive. There are enough projects including unfinished ones on my to do list that I will never live long enough to become bored..
For me it is natural to sew, do other needle-crafts or quilt. It is natural for me to write, read and/or study. The more I learn the more I realize how little I know. It is natural for me to enjoy quiet times of reflection, watching the myriad of birds and other wildlife through my window or sitting on one of the three porch swings on our property. I am content at home though I do have a social side and love to share time with friends and family.
Depression and loneliness are tools of the Adversary. On the other hand the Lord wants us to feel joy and peace. Pray more, study not just read your scriptures more, worry less because there are only so many things we CAN control. Ultimately God is in total control of everything but our own choices and attitudes. Make them count. Don't fret. Be a light to others and soon you will feel the warmth and glow of the Son shining through the temporary clouds that have darkened and dashed the hopes and dreams of many.
Above all else, be a survivor and not a victim. We will soon commemorate the glorious resurrection of the Son of God. Because of Him, we can have His Spirit to lighten our days and our minds. Look for good because it abounds. Be the light. If you truly want to feel joy and peace, then make the best of a bad situation. This too shall pass. . . maybe like a kidney stone, but it will pass.
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