In the past few months just about every aspect of everyone’s lives have been drastically changed by Covid-19. After talking with a large number of people about their experiences a few helpful hints for survival in the new normal have emerged.

Number 1 – Focus on one day at a time. Try to stay in the moment and focus on what you can control. Keeping the focus narrow helps us to keep from being overwhelmed.

Number 2 – Be patient with yourself. It is easy to create lofty goals that we can’t realistically accomplish and then feel frustrated when we fall short. Even if you have extra time on your hands right now keep your goals small and do-able.

Number 3 – Limit exposure to social media while increasing actual virtual interaction with others. Lots of Facebook no, lots of Zoom calls yes. Social media leads to stress etc. unless you are having meaningful interactions, so be careful and listen to your own heart and mind to see if it is helpful or hurtful. Having meaningful communication with others is still important.

Number 4- Sometimes we need alone time. (Unless you are in a house by yourself then see above.) Even with less interaction as we are stuck in houses with just a few people sometimes we need more alone time to recharge. It is not abnormal to crave alone time when you are overwhelmed with a global pandemic.