15 Things We Learned To Love While Staying Home
Real Love Ready asked 15 people what they have learned to love while staying home. Yes, social distancing has been scary, but isolation is also an opportunity for reflection and thought expansion on what truly matters in this precious lifetime.
Please enjoy these heart-warming, relatable and a little bit laughable responses. We hope you also feel the comfort in community right now.
“Making coffee without having to rush out the door. Enjoying it slowly and mindfully at home instead of gulping it down on the go.”
“I appreciate having the home we have, period. We are so lucky to have a safe and cozy home to live in.”
“Balancing. More time to practice yoga, and I've actually been practicing with some kombucha squash.”
“Desperately trying to learn to be okay spending time with myself more than I'd like to, given that I used socialization to get away from whatever's inside my head 3 times a week by being in a classroom.”
“Solidarity in solitude. Feeling more united despite the isolation.”
“I’ve learned to slow down and be more present. Everything seems to have slowed down. We are not in a hurry to go or be anywhere. It’s a beautiful change of pace.”
“I definitely have been challenging myself with recipes I have never made before because I have more time on my hands and no other option.”
“My gin and juice.”
“I love having an excuse to not have to leave my house and see people… Just kidding! (kind of). But I’ve started being creative and learning new things to cook for supper. Spending a lot more time outside on walks with my pup.”
“It’s so much harder to look at the news now, and I’m unable to see my partner because he just got back from an overseas trip right as the government was telling travelers to self-isolate. I’ve been spending a lot of my extra time at home making high-effort, healthy meals and snacks. Nourishing the body = nourishing the soul.”
“What I like the most is the stillness and not feeling everyone else’s energy swirling around me.”
“I appreciate being able to take a maternity leave and the fact that I was already on mat leave when this all started. We have so many luxuries and privileges we have definitely taken for granted.”
“I’m going to appreciate being ABLE to go back to work even that much more after all of this! I’m going to be even that much more grateful! Grateful for a job a love, my co workers, my clients!”
“Learning to love doing nothing, and being ok with that and being kind to myself.”
“For me it’s always been going outside and spending time in nature.”