To practice my own self-care, I hired a guest writer from Fivver to write about self-care.
5 Productive Ideas for Self Care During Lockdown for NYC
Written By: Sameena Khan
“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.” – Audre Lorde. I quoted this because during this pandemic this is the perfect time to take care of yourself either Emotionally, Mentally, or Physically.
In daily routine, we are very busy and most of the time neglect to get a break for ourselves. Due to this negligence, we suffer from stress or other diseases. I came up with the ideas apart from using a face mask, washing your hands regularly, and practicing social distancing or self-isolation.
Exercise
Exercise is the best way to release stress, tension, and maintain your health. If you are not habitual, make sure you adopt it as a habit as soon as possible. You don’t need to go to the gym but you can do a lot of exercises at home. Like if you have gained weight, this is the time you lose it. And if you have a weak body start any workout and stay consistent and motivated. For further assistance, you can watch videos on YouTube.
2. Meditate
Its highly recommended meditate ourselves. It allows your mind to focus and redirect your thoughts on the positive side. It also helps you get mentally strong as it directly affects your mood, develops self-discipline, and increases pain tolerance. Its benefits include self-awareness, help to fights any addictions, and may reduce memory loss. For example, Reiki Meditation is one of the most effective one. Reiki practice is not affiliated with any religion but it is a very efficient method of releasing stress & anxiety and provide your body an environment to heal physically, mentally, and emotionally.
3. Reading
You will second that verdict that you read hundreds of posts in a day. But you know reading a book is far better than investing time in reading random posts. Reading can create a direct impact on your personality because it helps you to be confident, improves your knowledge. It’s a general observation that readers are the leaders. So it is also one of the best investments of your precious time.
4. Clean & Organize Yourself
Well cleaning and organizing yourself is the most important thread which you should work on. It is a positive activity that overall built your personality. You can start with cleaning & organizing your spaces which can be your bed, wardrobe, or your room. Then you can start with self-discipline and preventing yourself from bad habits. This will give you inner satisfaction. The habit of organizing yourself leads you to be responsible and create many positive effects on your personality.
5. Use Social Media Positively & Carefully
Social media is now a very important and powerful source/tool to spread your voice, point of view, or any opinion. But you must take it positively and stay away from spreading any uninvestigated news to your social circle. There is much false news is surrounding social about COVID 19. Another thing you can do is that start learning any skill, language, etc. Rather than just navigating to random post hitting likes, you can use social media for productivity or groom yourself.