The good news is that while the world talks about the adverse effects of CORONA on human psychology, there are pleasant things too happening to us which will go a long way with us.

Some refining and retuning has come in disguise and no one can deny it.

I refer GROUNDED as being conscious about oneself and learning to live in the moment. There are less uncertainties and less anxiety less “What ifs”. While doors were automatically shut down to distractions in life we started experiencing clarity and harmony within ourselves. This is when we became GROUNDED and connected to our authentic selves.

I refer CONTROLLED as we are not in a big hurry or rush, we are not overwhelmed, rather we are mindful of how we spend the day and what we do. You must agree that many started setting their goals for life during this LOCKDOWN.

I refer to CENTERED as being more relaxed with the mind and body. We were forced to give ourselves relaxation and as a result of that what we GIFTED OURSELVES complete control of our mental and emotional self.

Few of the coping mechanisms that helped us achieve the above were :

1. Mindful of TIME: Since not commuting most of us have more time. We became productive by learning a new skill or hobby. Taking advantage of the time we become proficient in something meaningful to our life.
2. Mindful of HEALTH: Meditation, Exercise, and Listening to Music, sleeping better gave natural dopamine and naturally energized the day. A lot of healthy food and less of outside restaurant food forced us to follow a healthy regime. Less work and life stress decreased cortisol and increased immunity.
3. Mindful of RELATIONS: You will agree that we engaged in quality time talking for long hours, cooking together, playing games, enjoying each other’s company. Most of us were full of GRATITUDE for whatever we possessed and had.
4. Mindful of HABITS: Ego, Attitude, Selfishness, Greediness, etc… all lost their shine. People turned into being more graceful, calm, generous, kind, helpful, giving it for FREE.

THIS WHOLE PACKAGE OF BEING GROUNDED, CONTROLLED AND CENTERED IS THE NEW NORMAL THAT PEOPLE WILL POSSESS AFTER COVID19 AND LOCKDOWN IS OVER.