I, like many others will be in alone if I need to self-isolate.
Solitude.
This is a word at which many people shudder at its very mention. What will you do if you are alone and need to self-isolate during the Coronavirus outbreak? For many, living alone could be a challenging time. In my opinion this can be a time for discovering the gifts of solitude.
When we need to stay home from work or cancel events we enjoy, perhaps taking care of ourselves is what we can focus on right now. Maybe this can be a time for catching up on things we have put off.
I see this as a time for some deep reflection. There is a lot on my mind these days with starting new projects and with decisions I need to make. My mind is in high gear and I need to shift down a little. Self-reflection involves slowing down and listening to that inner voice that has nothing to do with the mind.
Catch-up
This is also a time for catching up on some reading, doing more writing, self-editing, researching, and continuing with my projects. Maybe I’ll dig out some old writing projects and see what I can do with them – or resurrect some ideas I had years ago. Or – start some new ones.
I am self-employed doing one thing, and I am also a writer. I am alone … a lot. I’m used to solitude. I do miss the writer’s meetings I’ve been attending as they help break up the isolation writers often experience in their lives. However, I am creating space for myself, doing some things I’ve been putting off.
Clear out
I need to have a look at what I might have shoved to the back of the proverbial closet of old attitudes and beliefs that might not even fit anymore. Perhaps this is a time to clear out the old and make way for a new way of being that reflects more of who I am today.
This is a time of slowing down and of stillness – of clearing out cobwebs that have hung around for too long.
I find this can help combat overthinking and worry.
Tune in
For those living alone this can be a new opportunity to tune inward. It is a time to pay attention to what is going through my mind and most of all, what I’m feeling. What I am doing with my time and how am I responding to what is happening and not happening are clues for possible changes in my life.
What can you create if you are alone and isolating? Do you appreciate silence? How do you handle solitude? What is going on within the deep crevices of your mind and soul? What can you do if you are confined to your home for a period of time and how will you respond to the situation? What are the gifts you can discover during this time?
And remember, this too shall pass. Stay calm and see this as a bridge to what is always a new future.
Take care and stay well.
Julie A. Vermette 
Wonderful thoughts, Julie. I’m going to share this 🙂 Thanks!
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Thank you, Norma! I am happy to hear you find this positive.
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