Written Word Will Save Us
At the beginning of December, we came out of the second national lockdown in the UK. The vibe was high. There was news about several vaccines. And we were all looking forward to seeing some family and friends during the respite period over Christmas. COVID-19 cruelly took that away a few days before. The respite period was cancelled, and we were told to stay at home.
The holidays have passed and despite being in Tier 4 (the highest alert = stay at home) we were getting ready to take the kids back to school. At 8pm the night before their first day back, the news came through about the third national lockdown... A necessary measure to curb the virus, as immunisations were being rolled out and hospitals were at their maximum capacity.
Still when the words were spoken, many of us felt like someone pulled the rug out from under our feet... Back to juggling home schooling with working from home, back to 24/7 "virtual reality" and no human contact outside our households, back to taking each day as it comes with no planning involved. Our worlds were put on stop once again, and we had to adapt to the daunting reality overnight. Now, more than ever, it became important to look after our mental health. How could we do that?
Third lockdown has been such a drag... doing it all over again in poor weather. The only thing keeping us going is the prospect of getting a vaccine in the next few months. What can we do to take our minds off it?
I believe written word is the answer.
Books offer us a chance to teleport ourselves to all kinds of worlds. And most of all, allow us to be in the moment without thinking about anything else.
Since the online book market is booming, it's never been easier to get books across all genres at affordable prices. One click and you have a new book to read!
If you are a proper bookworm or a bibliophile as you wish, there are fast shipping options available too.
But reading is not the only solution. Writing works wonders too. And you don't have to show it to the world like some mad people do (guilty he he).
Remember the time you received an angry email and wanted to tell them exactly what you think? And instead you typed a furious reply and saved it in your drafts for a couple of hours. When you came back to it, you felt calmer and wrote a civilised reply. This is an excellent example of how writing can help you process emotions, not suppress them. It doesn't matter what form you choose. Scribbling, journaling, corresponding with friends and family (fine, texting it is). As the saying goes, “A worry shared, is a worry halved.”
What are you waiting for then? Get reading and writing or find your own kind of happy to see you through this horrendous pandemic.
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