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Lockdown

Before the whole COVID-19 situation life was seemingly different . I had probably never heard of the term social distancing . The more real the situation becomes , reality hits .
For many of us its a complete lifestyle change. No more social outings , no more parks , cooped up within the four walls of our house.
We are on endless video calls , thanks to technology.
People we haven't been in touch with are getting in touch either out of boredom or real care .
Lets take a step back and look at the positives ;
Some of us are looking inward - a lot of time to meditate and introspect.
Some of us are connecting more so ever with family and friends.
Some of us are taken back to childhood of our summer holidays where it was too hot to step out .
Some of us are doing things we never did before .
By the end of this we would be experts in cooking and innovating recipies .
Try not to waste and make use of the resources we have . Life has become simple and minimalistic again.
Many of us may have not been able to wax or do our upper lips , but do you realise we are fine with with that .
Everything is so simple .
We may just realise how much we took our lives for granted. For those of us who like to dress up , we missed that . But there is nothing wrong in looking at the mirror and wearing some lipstick if you've missed it .
Or skyping with your friends , family , lovers over a glass of wine or dinner .
Life will come back to normal and we will then cherish the simplicity of the quarantine . 
Enjoy the simplicity of these moments . For when this is over we will back to our rushed selfish lives again .

Sending love and good vibes to everyone going through a hard time .

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