Ironic isn’t it? My previous blog was about the “Run-away fear” … and now everyone is “stuck” at home. Even though corona has been around in the world since January, it still feels like my life has changed drastically from one day to the next. Which day it was exactly I can’t say, at the moment I have trouble keeping the days apart anyway. Is this the end of the world as we know it? The “what if” questions that I like to use as a coach seem to have a negative charge around corona.

Monday March 16 was a real blue Monday for me. I didn’t have the energy to get out of bed, let alone get dressed properly because it wasn’t like I was going out the door. My Australia trip had already been canceled that Saturday, but it would be for the best anyway… I almost got through the endless Monday but unfortunately snapped when I just took the last bite of my dinner. Like a little child, with my mouth still full, I stormed angrily to my room to cry, not on my bed but on the floor next to it.

That was my moment of reflexion in “quarantine,” and I’m sure I’m not the only one who’s been on this point. For the first time I realized how frightened I am by that stupid virus. How badly I wanted to shut myself off from the constant flow of information around it because the uncertainty gave me so much stress. I had to cry because I really didn’t know the how and what or truth … I stopped crying because I decided that this didn’t help me any further either. I also remembered my admiration for the Nepalese who are the most resilient people I have ever met, I will/wish to be like that too. What about you?

Globally in ‘danger’, together and alone. Humanity has never had to fight against a virus worldwide. Everything is new and much is uncertain. You can’t run away and that’s okay. Corona shakes us all up. It shows how connected the world is. The actions of a person influence the whole. Taking responsibility is now more important than ever, not just for yourself but especially for the more vulnerable among us. It also shows how important health is instead of e.g. economic success. The world is put on pause.

What if now is the time for quality time with your “quarantine” family? What if you finally have time for that one job at home? What if you have all the time to think about what you really want when the world starts again? What if the what if questions would only remain positive? What if you really talked to each other? What can you do today?

Our king’s speech had a powerful ending, the country is on pause but the people, the heart, is beating stronger than ever. People are fascinating because we have enormous adaptability. My wish is not to completely shut yourself off from corona but decide to live nonetheless. I asked at home not to spend all day talking about corona, and I continue to do useful things each day. Resilience and positivity make me much happier than stress and uncertainty. Not often but now, I let go of control, I have no (strong) influence on this pandemic, it is the way it is. What I control is how I get up every day. How are you going to make your day special?