Go beyond the horizon of the unknown
Without a doubt, this is a challenging experience for most of us. Not just going on a trip, to explore new worlds and countries. Meeting other people and feeling the differences within cultures. It is also about a mindset. Open-mindedness is a necessity. Not a luxury. To go beyond all you are familiar with and know is challenging.
For those who call themselves world trotters, adventurers, travelers across the oceans and seas, climbing the highest mountains will be easy. They thrive on the challenges and experiences to achieve the goals they have set for themselves. Others are happy within the comfort of their home, their town, or villages and are not eager to leave their familiar surroundings.
As different we are as humans is shown in all these stories we know and learn. Testing the boundaries, always wanting to push it a bit further. Sometimes are almost effortless, other times even the smallest step is a victory and difficult. During this time of the pandemic, it is even more challenging.
So many people have been affected by this virus, so many measurements have been taken. This is certainly beyond the horizon of the unknown. At least it is for this generation. Only those who lived in the early years of the 90-ies knew about the other pandemics and viruses causing many people to make a transition.
We now must adjust to the implications this experience is bringing in on so many levels. So many unknown factors are playing into this challenging time. Being aware of how we can keep each other safe, by distancing physically, has already brought up so many difficulties.
When we take a closer look, this also creates emotions of fear, anger, solitude, and taking care or being cared for. This is a time of reflection as well. We have been given time, so to speak, even though we did not feel it when it turned up.
By staying home, lots of families spend more quality time together. Homeschooling forces students to be creative, exploring all the options how to get in touch with all the students, from primary school to the university. Every level of applying the internet for good use played a big role in it.
People were challenged to be creative. Working from home, instead of driving to the cities, less pollution as well. Being forced, so to speak, to think about the necessity of our expenses, what we need, really need to buy, just because the options were limited.
All traffic became limited for a long time. No more traveling by plane, the holidays were different this summer. Not everyone wanted to leave the relative safety of our own country.
So, everyone who normally would book a holiday to fly to their distant destination. This meant exploring the options of where to stay for a couple of weeks, to have quality time with loved ones. No family visits, though.
This was hard on so many people. Especially the elder ones, who got isolated. Without the visits of children and grandchildren was difficult. Staff had to be creative as well to deal with this challenge, to create some comfort.
These challenges also required doing some self-searching, or soul-searching for a lot of people. Where did they get their satisfaction from normally? How to deal with this unknown situation? To go beyond the norm of daily life, also required a flexible attitude to keep or find a new balance.
All kinds of emotions, like how to deal with feeling alone. Depending on your support chain, this has been difficult for a lot of people. Especially the elder or single people who were cut off so to speak from visits and encounters with others.
We still have a long way to go in dealing with all the consequences one virus has worldwide spread. How we can support each other, within our own inner circle, as well as those who need support caused by disability, for instance. This situation is unknown territory for most people, to feel discomfort and solitude.
So, broadening our horizons, stepping into new ways of relationships as well taking care of each other, is demanding to say the least. It all comes down to the individual as well. How comfortable you are dealing with new situations, challenges, and experiences.
Stepping out of our comfort zone, forced by the pandemic, is bringing up new chances as well. Time to reflect, to feel the emotions that pop up. How to deal with the triggers that are coming in to show the unresolved issues.
Our emotional and physical wellness depends on how we can deal with these types of challenges. Becoming aware, focusing, being conscious of what happens within, to create new space. To go beyond the horizon of the unknown, our inner world.
So, it will be done
High Self @RheaDopmeijer ©
Heartfelt Messages, August 29, 2020
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