One month and a half into our quarantine / social distancing during the corona pandemic and here is what I know I’ve learned for sure.

God sends us messages in the form of natural disasters, pain, loss, disease to awaken us physically and spiritually.

Believing, accepting and surrendering to what is gives us peace and strength to endure what seems to be unendurable.

We are all capable of being better humans and of learning from our mistakes if only we took the time to be silent and be still.

If we do not learn the lesson we will have to take the test again and the next time might be even harder.

Family is everything and when worse comes to worse there’s nothing but family. So cherish and love your family.

There’s more you can do in solitude than there ever was in a crowd.

Living superficially and materialistically drained us spiritually.

Money does not buy happiness nor health. 

Simplicity is key, less is more.

Social events we were conditioned to believe were important were in fact energy draining and the core of our underlying stressors in life.

It is during a crisis that you see the true colors of the people around you. 

It is ok and refreshing to spend time to think, to dream, to learn…

Children CAN learn from home.

With boredom creativity arises.

Uncertainty leads way to problem solving, innovation and imagination.

Things I miss:

Physical contact with extended family and loved ones.

Casual family gatherings and kids playing in the park. 

Going to the beach and smelling the fresh air. 

Having coffee with friends and not thinking twice before touching or holding something or someone. 

The possibility of traveling and seeing new places.

All these little things we took for granted we now realize were in fact the big things.

We will come out of this and we will recall the beings we once were and the beings we have now evolved.