- Staying positive doesn’t mean you have to be happy all of the time. It means that on hard days, you know that there are better ones coming.
- Take every day to count your blessings. I have a healthy family, a paying job, a home, etc.. Social isolation began about 3 weeks after the Nashville tornadoes. There were families who lost everything and now had to remain inside a stranger’s home until it was safe to rebuild. 340 employees were furloughed at my hospital, I am very fortunate.
- Being alone with my thoughts sucks. My anxiety exacerbates when I am isolated. This led to phone calls, video conferencing, among other activities to stay connected without complete social distancing.
- Joy and tragedy can coincide. When I run through the neighborhood, I see positive quotes from children written in chalk. Countless videos have been posted about people placing thank you signs around the hospitals for front-line staff. One of the most memorable videos is from a city in Georgia who stood on their balconies and congratulated nurses as they changed shifts at a highly populated hospital. Volunteers have made masks and donated food to essential workers and those in need.
- I love Yoga! A friend introduced me to online Yoga videos and I do at least one every day I am off work. It’s a relaxing work out, forces me to stretch, and allows me to be present in the moment.
- I love community. Before all of the forced social distancing, I willingly social distanced myself. It is easy to want to stay home and relax alone without having to worry about the schedules of other people. It is easy to text, call, or FaceTime a friend for social interaction. It is easy to choose to be virtually present for a race, meeting, etc rather than physically being present. But now that virtual interaction is the only safe means of connection, I realize that relationships and community are so important for a healthy soul. Being engaged in the lives of your friends, coworkers, church, group hobbies, and family creates a sense of self-worth. I may not be fully willing to go out of my comfort zone and seek connection, however when I do, I always feel so much better after. The conversations that can be had with people with common interests and those in my daily circles improve my life. Connections and experiences are what is remembered for years to come, not what I gift or create myself.
- The rise of telemedicine.
- Homemade peanut butter cups are easy and delicious. Not to mention they are great with afternoon coffee!
- I have grown more in love. This “staycation” with my fiancé has allowed us to do all of the things we enjoy for multiple days in a row.. morning coffee while reading on the couch, yoga, running, netflix marathons, cooking, and just being in each other’s presence. I was worried about our October wedding (we have been planning for 2 years) not happening, but just going on a big adventure together wouldn’t be so bad.
- I have revamped my acting career.. more info to come.
- I am the 2020 nursing preceptor of the year.
- I ran my first half marathon in 2 hours, 14 minutes, and 32 seconds.
- I enrolled in a clinical trial to test the use of plaquenil for COVID prevention.
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