I truly believe that this quarantine has begun to open people’s hearts. I know I feel a profound appreciation for all the people working hard to keep the country running while we are all safe at home waiting out this storm. While many people are hunkered down at home trying to stay safe, many others are working long hours to keep store shelves stocked, trucks running non-stop delivering their goods to these stores, Pharmacies still making sure people have the medical supplies they need. They are not safe at home, they are working to keep us all going!
I know I feel a deep appreciation for their sacrifices and I’m sure I am not alone in what I feel. It has shown me how shut off from ourselves and each other we have become. It shouldn’t take a pandemic to to remind us all of our ability to appreciate life as it swirls around us. Why can we not feel these strong emotions everyday? Somehow we get caught up in “living our life” as it unfolds. We only see people working at their jobs, and we forget to appreciate them in normal times.
I’ve only been out to the store twice in the last 40 days of quarantine, but both times when I stopped to thank the people working I could feel my throat constrict and my eyes well up and my voice begin to crack. It’s because that appreciation was coming from my heart! I do not want this new found awareness to fade away once this virus has faded away. I want to treasure my appreciation and continue to thank people I encounter. In other words, I want my heart to remain open, I want to continue to be free to feel these feelings. My autopilot life had set these emotions aside on some dark shelf in the far reaches of my being. Not because I am not a caring person, but because I allowed living life to get in the way. The more I thank people and hopefully lift them up, the easier it becomes. The trick now will be in remaining open long after the world has healed.
I know I am not alone in what I am feeling. I urge everyone to open up their hearts. This is the true reason we are experiencing this virus disaster. It is teaching us to open up our hearts that have been closed for so long now. It is time to embrace life every day at every moment because it is an expression of who we are and we are goodness at the core. I will have to work hard to not close back up once the danger has passed. Humanity has been given the prefect storm in which to grow and expand our consciousness. Enjoy this moment. There is always good waiting patiently to be discovered in the depths of the darkness.
Stay well, stay at peace in your hearts and believe in who you are.
Blessings and love to all ❤
Visionkeeper