What a time to be alive. You’re living history right now, we all are. Never has there been a time, globally, where we are so connected yet required to be so distanced.
I’ve been thinking of about what it’s like to be here right now. I’ve been reflecting on many things- the negatives and the positives about the situation. About how isolation and togetherness have intersected where we are sharing experiences though filtered through our own lives and circumstances. About how on a recent walk (the one outing of the day), passers-by were all greeting each other, albeit from a safe distance. I’ve been thinking about the many things I have been intending to record about this time, but have not yet recorded in the midst of the change. One thought I’ve had: despite how so much is slowing down right now, ironically so much feels like it is moving very rapidly. I am feeling like it time to embrace the slow and reflect some. One fan of our journals recently shared her thoughts on this topic (and I love her commentary so much that I am sharing it here).
Prompts for reflection
I decided to write a series of journal prompts about this time and compile them into a post to share with you. I am sharing them both here in this blog post as well as by video, and in this downloadable handout that LiveGirl organization has prepared to share with their community.
I invite you to collect your own observations, insights, or emotions. I encourage you to tap into your wisdom about what it is like to be here now.
I have created a set of prompts for you to reflect on and write about today:
What are three things about this time that you think you will want to remember in the future?
What changes in your world have you observed right now, just in this time since you first became aware of Coronavirus? What have been some of the ways these changes have impacted you the most so far?
What is something that you’re worried about happening? What can you do to help yourself manage this worry?
What are some things that you appreciate about your current situation?
How do you hope things will improve for the better because we will all have gone through this experience?
Write your response to these prompts in your own journal. Save these responses. One day you may be glad you did.
Marni Amsellem, Ph.D.
Founder, Write. Reflect. Grow.