{"id":5759,"date":"2020-04-23T16:53:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-23T20:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theexecutivehappinesscoach.com\/?p=5759"},"modified":"2020-04-30T16:55:25","modified_gmt":"2020-04-30T20:55:25","slug":"what-to-pack-for-a-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theexecutivehappinesscoach.com\/2020\/04\/what-to-pack-for-a-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"What To Pack For A Pandemic?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The experience of COVID19 Lockdown is as varied as the people who\u2019ve had to live through it \u2013 which means there are several billion stories. Yet we are forming a global memory of a universal challenge.<\/p>\n

One dimension of that shared experience is, in my observation, a deeper appreciation for the broad range of human emotions that come from the same experience. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Are you Anxious (living in constant, low-grade fear) or are you being eaten alive by your white-hot Anger (sense of injustice)? Do you feel Sadness (a sense of loss) while others find themselves completely disengaged and living in Boredom (there\u2019s nothing to do)? And what about those moments of Curiosity (what\u2019s next?) and Guilt (I feel bad that I have X and others don\u2019t)?<\/p>\n

And have you noticed you have days when you experience ALL of those, in sequence or even at the same time?\u00a0<\/strong>It\u2019s exhausting, being human!<\/p>\n

Like everyone else on the planet who is younger than 102 years old, I\u2019ve never lived through a pandemic before. But you can bet I\u2019ll pack differently for the next one.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

My Packing List Recommendations<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Here are five things I recommend you stash in your \u201cpandemic emergency kit\u201d for use today or the next time a virus decides to go rogue:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Gratitude.<\/strong> Sure, we lost (are losing) a lot. We\u2019ll be tallying the casualties from this pandemic for many years. But if you\u2019re reading this, I know at least one good thing about you \u2013 you\u2019re still here!<\/li>\n
  2. Gratitude in tough times looks like this:<\/strong> make lists of what you DO have. Identify what you CAN control. Say Thank You for the technology that has enabled you to maintain human contact with your elders and other at-risk friends and family, or shop from home so you can maintain physical distance.<\/li>\n
  3. Pack this on top, so it\u2019s most accessible.<\/li>\n
  4. Hope.<\/strong> As long as you can believe that the future will be better than the present, you have fuel to go on living. If you forget to bring hope, it\u2019s much harder to breathe.<\/li>\n
  5. Soap.<\/strong> Just. Plain. Soap.<\/strong>\u00a0I\u2019ve learned more about handwashing in the past five weeks than in my entire previous life. All that hot water and chapped hands in my past apparently had no impact on germs. It\u2019s all about rubbing, running water, and a good surfactant \u2013 and how many of you actually knew what that word meant before? (How Soap Works<\/a>). Plus, in a pinch, you can make your own at home!<\/li>\n
  6. Warm socks. <\/strong>Geez, when life shifts from constant motion to \u201csitting around\u201d for long periods, it\u2019s amazing how quickly cold ankles become a \u201cthing.\u201d<\/li>\n
  7. A good e-reader. <\/strong>When the library and the bookstores all close, thank goodness for digital files \u2013 text or audio. The glorious thing about books is that you can travel the entire world \u2013 indeed, the entire universe and the full span of human history and knowledge \u2013 from the comfort of your tiny living space. As long as you\u2019re keeping your brain engaged, you\u2019re not ever really \u201clocked down\u201d at all!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Enjoy the re-emergence!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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