During the shut down, I experienced a lot of positive changes:

• From families dressing up in inflatable Unicorn costumes (so their faces where covered) for their evening walks and also visiting children’s houses when it was their birthdays
• Spending more time with family
• FINALLY getting to hobbies that I have been meaning to get and have just been living in my closet
• Reading a book!
• Enjoying my backyard and relaxing in a my camping hammock
• Just time to BREATHE

I also got to ask myself some really good hard questions about what I want out of life:

• Where do I see myself in 5-10 years?
• Where will I be if things don’t change?
• What are my obstacles to getting to where I want to be?
• What is most important to me?
• How can I live a life more in alignment with my values?

All these questions, restablish what is my vision of life. Not what I was told, not what I am pre-conditioned to believe I “should” be doing and reevaluate my values.

I know that Pandemic/shut down has been difficult for most…..yet with every moment of compression is a test to reevalute what is no longer serving you. With enough compression, enough tests of your will and resilence, even a lump of coal will come out as a shining diamond.