Slow down

The world has literally slowed down. Most people lives have been slowed down. The pandemic has been the cause. Globally, people have been stuck indoors for months and it seems this lockdown may continue for months ahead. Who knows what lies ahead? Some even believe that this virus is the start of the end of the world. But what I do know is that this slow down of the hustle and bustle and the fast life that we engage in has brought some self-reflection. Now more than ever people have time to sit and think about their lives, their feelings, their relationships, their flaws and successes. For me, I have thought over relationships and situations I have been in and realised so many things. I have tried to use the time to forgive but I know I can never forget. And that’s okay.

This introspection can bring back traumatic memories but the thing is we have time to sort out these feelings. Don’t run away from it and don’t numb it. Grow through the pain, don’t run from it. That’s the thing, the fast life we all want to live provides a temporary escape from our pain and thoughts. It has become addictive to turn to places of entertainment and substances to forget it all but now because of this virus we have to face it once again. But slowing down isn’t so much a bad thing. We could learn a lot and we could discover peace from the confines of our homes and minds.