We are officially on lockdown and I feel like I’m under house arrest.
I am trying to make use of all the free time that I have and I realised there are a lot of people I have lost touch with over time and found myself thinking of them at this time.
Everyone is doing the best they can but it will be good to check on each other from time to time.
This is not a time to be visiting each other but staying in contact is possible through phones and social mediums. This is the time to pick up that landline that you haven’t used in years since you got dependent on your mobile phone.
Check on your friends, the strong, the self sufficient and the ones struggling with their mental health.
Check on your friends that suffer from anxiety and find it difficult to go out and do their shopping without having panic attacks.
Check on your relatives and the elderly around you and the vulnerable if you have their contact numbers. This will be a very scary time for them.
Be nice to the people around you and offer kind words. This is a difficult time for many and some people have shown how stressful situations can turn them into ‘not so nice people’, as some of you may have witnessed it when out shopping during the toilet paper fiasco.
If you are not expected to be at work, please follow the guidelines and stay at home.
If you are working during this difficult time, please follow the personal protection protocols for your safety and your families.
This will pass, but we all need to do our bit.
Stay safe people!!
