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This Pandemic Makes People Extremely Depressed

A pandemic brings up many negative emotions. Some handle it by cleaning out the basement/closets/garage/utility shed and other numerous locales. Others eat – a lot of most anything to ease their struggles and pacify their fears.

Those who are depressed and concerned about all the day to day changes in their life – changes in sleep or eating patterns, worry about friends and family who may have the virus, as well as those who are increasing their tobacco and alcohol usage, need a safe place to be, at least in their minds.

Meditation works although many think you must do things in a special way or you need training for this. You don’t. You have all you need to meditate.

The safe place in your mind which may include some meditation is easy to create.

  1. Create a comfortable place that you can be alone for about fifteen minutes.
  2. Sit in a chair of any type where you will feel comfortable.
  3. Breathe deeply and easily. Four breaths in, hold for ten and release for four.
  4. Choose your special place, be it a beach scene, garden, or fantasy island.
  5. Add other furniture, rugs, lamps, all that you need to make this safe place yours.
  6. Use a word or description so you know where this place is and what is inside or around you.
  7. Know that you can go here anytime things become overwhelming, now or later.

Capture the feeling of this Safe Place and know this is yours, no one else’s. No one else has the creative mind that you do; there is no one else here unless you invite them.

Joanne Victoria
Joanne Victoriahttp://www.askjoannevictoria.com
JOANNE VICTORIA is the author of 7 books including Lighting Your Path - How To Create the Life You Want and Vision With a Capital V - Create the Business of Your Dreams. Joanne lives in the Greater Seattle, WA area. After professions such as Real Estate Broker/Owner, CFO of an investment company, CFO and Sales & Marketing Director of a home-building company, owner of New Directions, a business development firm as well as Gemma & Bixley, a coaching and consulting company, Joanne was ready for her next adventure, helping Leaders & Entrepreneurs live the life they want. Joanne took her business and personal development expertise, added in several ounces of intuition and humor, along with studies in philosophy, Buddhism, and leadership, all to be the best-qualified Life Coach ever. Joanne Victoria is the host of the "The Sanity Project Podcast", and helps frustrated and almost burned out Leaders & Entrepreneurs discover their True Calling to unleash the power of their minds to make a greater impact on the world, benefit humanity, and be more successful

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    • If WE agree, then we must be, right, right? In my attempts to explain Life/Work Harmony, I usually get resistance because they probably do not know what Harmony is!! Thanks, Jeff Ikler for taking the time to comment o my post.

  1. Thank you for sharing these tips with us, Joanne. My respite, especially during challenging times, is nature. I’m grateful that we live in the country with ample open space, and plenty of trails to hike. The fresh air grants me the freedom to work out whatever is on my mind and brings me closer to clarity.

    Each of us needs to have space where we can recalibrate, especially now, but I suspect even more so when we begin to reenter our new normal.

  2. Thanks, Joanne.
    I’ve been telling the people I now who are feeling overwhelmed and angry/resentful to narrow their focus down and down until they can be with something for which they manage gratitude – even if that’s being glad to have dishes while emptying the washer. Helplessness breeds fear, and sometimes that can be managed by scale – like the serenity prayer.
    Be good. And well.

  3. Thanks, Paula Goodman and I am glad this is timely. Moving beyond the mindset of fear can be difficult for many. As you state, there are many ways to meditate and just be quiet! If there is too much noise, we cannot hear what we are meant to hear. I appreciate your insight. Take care and think great thoughts.

  4. Great and to the point Joanne! Meditation comes in many forms. Some think it’s just sitting and chanting. It goes beyond this.. helping others get past this mindset is a great hurdle. I like to think of it as my protective bubble that allows me to take care of me. When I define the boundaries of self love and what I need to feel good allows me to know when those boundaries are being violated externally.. this signifies to me it’s time to retreat to the bubble and recharge! Meditation is really powerful in the form of honouring your value and self worth.
    Thank you for this! Great timing for me to see and read too!
    Have a great weekend my lady🙏 Paula

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