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Article from Issue #32 (April 7, 2021)

AgelessThrival™ Pillar #8 - Connection Re-Connection

by Catherine Wylie

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Human contact and interaction in functional loving relationships is critical for living a long quality of life. COVID-19 has brought us to our knees with the lockdowns, social distancing and mask wearing. Being prevented from our family and friends for the greater good of all! We were not prepared for the mental health impacts of this out of the blue "Stay At Home" order mid March 2020!

So how have you made out with the separation from family and friends.  What have you used for coping skills.  We are fortunate that technology platforms such a Zoom, Webex, Facetime, and other apps have allowed us to keep in visual communication throughout the last year.  Online work events and family events have become normal.  Working at home has become normal.  Giving us pause for thought as to what do we really want in our lives.  Is living on the hamster wheel worth long commutes to an office and then long commutes home.  Working from requires discipline and focus and flexablity especially if you have children at home that you are now home schooling.  How often have we seen broadcasters suddenly have children pop into the picture and screen.  It has allowed us to become less formal in many instances.

No matter what tools you are using to adhere to CDC health protocols and guidelines for preventing the spread of COVID 19 it is critical to assure you find ways for connectivity and re-connecttvity with those you love, like and respect. And at any sign of depression that you contact your local mental health experts to assure you do not spiral downward unable to lift yourself back out of the darkness.  This pandemic will end and our life will return to a mostly normal time again.

One of the best things out of the complete shutdown globally is how fast the planet regenerated as pollution was minimized.  We have to see this as a huge lesson going forward.  So next issue our last Pillar will discuss more about how essential mother earth and all of our ecosystems are critical to us living a long, healthy quality of life.

So stay safe and healthy and please do all you can to keep others safe and healthy until we end this Pandemic.  And end it we will...together!