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[elrine]

The importance of care.

Change, especially sudden change, is always a little hard and we need some time to adjust. In those moments of transition, we get a little uncomfortable. We feel out of our comfort zones and we feel a little stretched. But then we adjust, and we adapt. I’ve decided to take one day a week and do a little pampering. Put a face mask on, file my nails, light some candles and take a nice (not too much water) bath. Some self -care time. Also, I am very aware, that this all will change soon and time for myself might become a thing of the past. It has, however, made me think about and realise the importance of a little care. Care for ourselves and for others. We have made it past the first week of lockdown.  I suspect it might have been a time of adjustment for most. In order to ensure that we can make the mental, emotional, and physical changes needed to ready ourselves for the next two weeks (for now), we need to take some time to care. For ourselves: We need to be gracious with ourselves. Allow us the time to feel uncomfortable, allow ourselves the space and time to adjust, to repair, to recover, to settle into the new status quo. That self-care will look different for each of us. It might just be some patience with yourself. It might be some pampering it might be time. But we need to look after ourselves. We need to stay healthy, both mentally and physically. For others: In knowing what change feels like for us, we can imagine what others might go through and a little care, displayed towards someone else will go a long way. We are not in this alone. Showing care in isolation might require a little more creativity, but even if it is just a phone call or a “care package” delivered to someone in need. Showing we care, is how we show our humanity. How we unite and how we overcome.