Inner peace? Yes, I know this may sound counterintuitive. You may be worried and feel panic right now and you are probably angry too.
WHO had also declared coronavirus a global health emergency.
I can understand how this sounds scary and I don’t blame anyone for feeling the way they are feeling.
As for myself, I am an inner peace advocate and an inner peace coach and I am also a parent that advocates happy parenting. I would like to take this perfect opportunity to share how I am dealing with this situation as a parent of four children and with inner peace.
Let’s first understand that as human beings we want to survive we want to live and we want the best for our family. This innate need to survive would trigger a flight or fight response in situations when our survival might be threatened. I am sharing this because I do notice my instinctive decision to stock up on sanitisers, hand soaps and masks. Unfortunately, we didn’t get to buy any masks as it was all sold out.
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I am particularly a concern for my young children and I ensure that we upkeep our hygiene and not touch any public surfaces. I had also bought two bottles of 500mg Vitamin Cs for my family and stocked up some food at home. Probably sounding a little paranoid and that was all I did for myself and my family. Of course, I kept reminding my hubby and kids to wash their hands frequently and go straight to the shower once they got home.
I read some news about the virus and I chose to read from official pages like MOH and even from our Prime Minister’s Facebook page. I didn’t want to get myself carried away by all the negativities of my fellow Facebook friends that I resorted to unfollowing them. There were hate and fear-mongering which was not helpful at all in the context of inner peace.
How do I find inner peace amid coronavirus? First few paragraphs may sound like I am not at peace at all and I can understand if you were to find it as such.
I was merely doing what was necessary and what’s recommended and that was it, just the basics.
Other than that, it’s life as usual and business as usual. I still go out with my hubby for our daily morning breakfast. I stayed home as much as I could with my toddlers.
How do I find peace within?
1. I observe and not react when there are new information about the virus.
2. I eliminate unnecessary noise from the public and listen for what would be the correct and proper measure to follow.
3. Me and hubby do our part to keep my family safe.
4. Not share fake news or news from questionable sources.
5. Letting go of the expectations I had about China, people from Wuhan and even the people of authority. Things have already taken place and our government is in the best position to take the necessary measures given their vantage points.
6. Share the message of peace and love that are still happening around the world. They deserve exposure and also to balance out the widespread negativity and racism.
7. Continue my focus and efforts to better myself (noticing my existing ‘inner virus’ ) and my family and what I am advocating for others.
8. Cherish what I have right now, kids, food, shelter and health.
9. Acknowledge that in one way or another all of us will have to face sickness or death as morbid as it sounds, it is a fact.
This is how I manage even in times of crisis such as the Wuhan coronavirus.
Feel free to leave a comment to share how do you stay calm and in what ways are you being responsible for yourself, your family or even the community in this current situation?
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