Corona positive

Hold your thoughts there! Yes, you read the title right, but probably the inference is not what you think!! I #StayatHome, therefore, I #StaySafe. 

Ever since the pandemic situation took center stage, there is gloom, sadness, incidences of humanity and inhumanness too, jobs lost, migrants suffering, economy taking a beat., overall more of not so positive conversations around us. 

As a strong believer in "there is an opportunity in every adversity", I set my mind to think of all the positives that this abnormal situation has brought with it, in the last few weeks. 

• #Family time: In my entire career life, I have never ever spent so much time at my home, being together with the family for so long, except the customary break for a family holiday every year. Be it, children or adults, everyone has their own routine and even for planning a family dinner, you need to prioritize between homework, meeting schedules, etc. In the normal routine, Sunday is rest time and as always the weekend flies before you even realize that the weekend has arrived. So this #lockdown situation is in a way a blessing in disguise, to interact, debate, have fun, laugh or simply just be together.

• #Learning: I'm back to college, but a virtual one, taking up courses of interest. For someone who did education in the pre-digital era, the learning experience now is quite exciting. I was literally on cloud nine to take up a course with a very prestigious University in Europe, something I would have never looked at if not for the #lockdown. Besides using the time to explore and learn as much as my brain could digest.

• #Networking: Nurturing relationships, reconnecting with friends, striking conversations with Linkedin connects, widening my network: this lockdown has given me the opportunity to do all of these.

• Self-analysis: Now is the time to discover oneself. Making a SWOT analysis given an opportunity to know thyself and to consciously work on it. When in normal, this takes a back seat. And having a mentor gives an additional advantage to take help and mold to be a better version of myself.
• #Being thankful: Gratitude is the biggest quality and each day has only reinforced this to my already existing belief of empathy, expressing gratitude, being thankful for what we have. The #lockdown time has also given me an opportunity for #throwback memories with the family, cherish life and be thankful.

I am sure there is a "new normal" that will govern us, the way we think and operate, for good, And there is always a newness that we can discover when there is a new dawn. Let's spread positivity, for this too shall pass and we will become more resilient. 

So what's your corona positive experience?