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Coping With Isolation

The Art of Connection in a Time of Isolation - Kindred Spirit Magazine


I hope everyone's doing well with all that is going on. I'm sure one day we will all be able to engage in the lives we once had before any of this happened. But for now all that we can do is keep ourselves afloat and balanced. How do you cope with isolation? How are these times treating you? Are you doing stuff you love? Stuff you wished you had more time for and now that you do are you trying to take advantage of it? One of my loves has always been writing because it's my form of expression, I think sometimes written words convey a lot more of my emotions than when I say them out loud. And throughout this time I've been at least trying to incorporate writing, and I've started to write letters to my friends. My friend reached out to me recently and asked if I wanted her to write me a letter, and honestly words can't describe just how giddy I felt in that moment. Of course I would agree to it, why haven't I done this sooner? Why are we not connecting like this anymore? Texting is great but it seems more casual and can be done in a instance whereas writing a physical letter takes more thought and time. Being able to write what I wanted to convey on paper was like no other and I immediately wanted to ask other people to join in on the fun. Although this is something I clearly could've done before the start of the stay at home initiative, it just seemed as though this is where it would count the most. What a perfect way to connect to each other by writing our thoughts and feelings to one another. To be in isolation but to not be completely alone because collectively we are all experiencing it, and we all share emotions over it. So how will you incorporate that thought into coping with isolation, how will you explore those emotions that you carry with this situation? Will you carry it as a heavy burden or as an opportunity, there is no one right way to go about this, I've had my fair share of thinking the worst and not doing anything about it, right now I'm just trying to focus on a routine for balance. There's going to be days where I don't know what I even want to do and there will be days where I'm inspired to do something new, it's give and take. And I think the point of this is to explore the many balances we have with our own lives, exploring the sentiment and exploring the creativity that keeps us reassured for a brighter tomorrow.

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  1. Oh my goodness, I love your form of expression. Writing letters i definitely the best way to communicate and convery your emotions and the anxiousness of receiving one is the best part. It gives me giggles. Thank you for sharing ❤

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    1. Aw thank you for commenting! I appreciate it :) ... I think that's my favorite part of letters as well the anticipation of seeing someone else's work going over to you.

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