BIG Life Changes

Right now, the world is going through big, collective changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This has been an extremely difficult time for everyone, myself included. This situation caused me some anxiety, strife, and sadness like it has most of the world. As all of the schools in France have closed, I have stopped teaching, and the majority of teaching assistants in my program have gone back to the United States, including most of my friends. World borders have closed, including the borders between the United States and France. It’s been difficult to be away from my family during this time, but I think staying here is the best decision for now so both my family and I can stay safe and healthy during this time. 

We are going into our fourth week of quarantine here in France where we have a stay-at-home order in which we can only leave for essential reasons and that requires a form from the government. As soon as school cancellations were announced in France, my boyfriend quickly picked me up from my apartment outside of Paris to take me back to Nantes so that I can be with him during this time. I quickly moved the majority of my stuff out of my apartment to his apartment but left a few things behind due to the haste in which I had to leave. However, I am extremely happy and grateful to be.

So far, being in quarantine here has been mostly positive! I was sick the first week, which induced some fear, but I’m back in perfect health and feeling much better. Additionally, I  initially spent a lot of time organizing and settling into my boyfriend’s place and resting A LOT. I’m feeling susceptible to others’ emotions during this time, so I’ve been going very easy on myself and been very compassionate to myself during this time. By doing this, I feel much better about myself and can realign with love and in this way be the most positive as possible. During this situation, I think it’s extremely important to be kind to both ourselves and others. I’ve been feeling a rollercoaster of emotions, and by allowing myself to accept that and honor that, I can judge myself (and others) less and feel better overall.

I’ve also been trying to find ways to keep myself happy and positive during this time!

This includes:

  • Cooking healthy and delicious vegan food with my love

  • Making my favorite coffee drinks

  • Doing lots of yoga and exercising

  • Having dance parties around the apartment

  • Journaling

  • Meditating

  • Taking mindset, health, and business courses

  • RELAXING and taking it very easy

Check out this post on my tips to staying positive during quarantine. I hope you all are staying healthy and safe during this time and I am sending love to all!

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