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Positive SPIN!
The days rolled by when movement was limited. We've all had to be creative and think of ways to fill time, and appreciate our families, routines and hobbies, says Virginia Linton. In times of crisis, most of us just want to hold our loved ones close, get solace from our routines, check in with friends, and take pleasure from walks and fresh air. It’s a natural instinct, supported by science. From longevity to emotional wellbeing and surviving medical events, we enjoy better outcomes if there’s someone to hug us, cheer us on, lend an ear, share a joke or a meal with. But during the recent lockdown, most of what brings reassurance has been off limits. Although distancing is less important now, we’re still relearning how to get back to those human instincts (like hugging) that keep us going. The novel part of this experience is that we’re sharing sudden and scary times with the entire world. How do we maintain positivity when everyone is also feeling
vulnerable and anxious? How do we maintain our inner reserves of courage through feelings of isolation or loneliness? The ideas, activities and rituals that we will grasp onto in the coming weeks, the words or deeds that lift us out of the murk, come in as many shapes and sizes as we ourselves do. With this in mind, here is a virtual care package with ideas to share, tools to stay occupied and engaged, insights to hold, recipes to nourish, and words to inspire. Along with suggestions about how we can support and encourage each other. At its best, 'distancing' can be about gaining a fresh perspective in order to deal with things with a sense of renewed vigour and knowledge. Let’s work towards that. Together.
FROM LONGEVITY TO EMOTIONAL WELLBEING AND SURVIVING MEDICAL EVENTS, WE ENJOY BETTER OUTCOMES IF THERE IS SOMEONE TO HUG US, CHEER US ON, LEND AN EAR, SHARE A JOKE OR A MEAL WITH.
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