It’s getting annoying! Somehow everyone I speak today seems irritable or bad-tempered. Maybe 10 days is enough? Or I only hear what I want to hear? The curfew and accompanying restrictions continue, and the tips I use for mental stability work well. I work in the home office almost more than usual and actually continue …
Why a de-escalating attitude is appropriate in a quarantine situation is self-explanatory, isn’t it? I can’t imagine if I let my impatience or my frustration run free! This never leads to good decisions and actions. The importance of relationships was a topic I addressed yesterday and this reminder of everything that does not escalate continues …
Conflict prophylaxis – adopt a de-escalating attitude – day 11 Read More »
Slowly it is no longer about the acute tips against panic or “bore-out” during curfew. I need strategies that will get me through this period healthy and mentally stable, especially now that the curfew here in Spain has been extended until April 12. Of course I have started to take care of my physical fitness …
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Today is day 8 of the curfew and yesterday it was announced in Spain that it will last until Easter. So it’s worth it to get into the habit of a daily routine to make good use of this time. This morning I participated in the Instagram Live Zumba with Monica for the second time. …
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This morning my neighbours put up big posters on their balcony, which they painted with their children (photo above). On them you can see “me queda en casa” (I stay at home). I was very touched by this action, because this family has small children, who had to stay at home for a week now. …
A great Thank you to all children ans parents – Day 7 Read More »
Weekend! Everything as usual. A normal Saturday, just without shopping, without visiting friends, without the espresso outside in the cafe, without a walk. I enjoy the peace and quiet, the freedom of not having to work today. At the open balcony door a soft wind blows and nature is audible. Where could it be better …
“Today will be a good day” – my mantra for today, because I have plans. I like to look forward to things and so I have made some nice plans. Especially the plan to continue doing Instagram live sports, because I already have sore muscles from yesterday. Oh dear. There are now funny videos about …
This morning it went haywire. I read too many reports about Corona and curfews and didn’t follow my own advice from yesterday, but started the day with a dose of stress. My head cinema was turned on. Before I really panicked, I breathed REST and then this day became the day of phone calls. It …
18.03.2020When I look out of the window, I fight with tears. The car of the Civil Protecciòn drives every street in the village and warns of the Corona virus. “Stay at home!” is repeated loudly and forcefully in three languages. I wonder how much longer I can stand this. I wake up in the morning …
Stress reduction in times of the corona crisis – Day 3 Read More »
17.03.2020The first tip I try out and share with you here is for me personally to “get down to business” – to recognize my own panic and stop it? Okay, I know myself already in stressful situations, but panic …?! I already had a touch of panic, fear or fright a few days ago when …
