JJ's (Mar 2020) Tips in this issue:

1. Uncharted waters!
2. JJ's Favorite Quotes
3. Tele-Coaching & Tele-Mentoring

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SITUATION QUESTION:

It’s the end of our two weeks of lockdown here in San Jose, California! We’re staying in our home except for going out to work in essential businesses or getting food, medical help or other essentials. Walking the neighborhood six feet away from others and connecting on social media and phones have helped. Questioning what day it is seems to be the norm too. We’re in uncharted waters, so to speak!

What are your thoughts and feelings about how our lives and others around the world have been impacted by this virus? How are you coping?

SOLUTIONS:

A speaking colleague, Janet Lapp, sent this to me and I thought it was a positive way to think about our world-wide situation.

WHAT IF ... "There is so much fear, and perhaps rightfully so, about COVID-19.

And, what if…
If we subscribe to the philosophy that life is always working out for us, that there is an intelligence far greater than humans at work…...
That all is interconnected.

What if…
the virus is here to help us?

To reset.
To remember.
What is truly important.

Reconnecting with family and community.

Reducing travel so that the environment, the skies, the air, our lungs all get a break.
Parts of China are seeing blue sky and clouds for the first time in forever with the factories being shut down.

Working from home rather than commuting to work (less pollution, more personal time).
Reconnecting with family as there is more time at home.

An invitation to turn inwards — a deep meditation — rather than the usual extroverted going out to self-soothe.
To reconnect with self — what is really important to me?

A reset economically.
The working poor. The lack of healthcare access for over 30 million in the US. The need for paid sick leave.
How hard does one need to work to be able to live, to have a life outside of work?

To face our mortality — check back into “living” life rather than simply working, working, working.
To reconnect with our elders, who are so susceptible to this virus.

And, washing our hands — how did that become a “new” thing that we needed to remember. But, yes, we did.

The presence of Grace for all.
There is a shift underway in our society — what if it is one that is favorable for us?
What if this virus is an ally in our evolution?

In our remembrance of what it means to be connected, humane, living a simpler life, to be less impactful, more kind to our environment.

An offering from my heart this morning. Offered as another perspective. Another way of relating to this virus, this unfolding, this evolution.

It was time for a change, we all knew that.
And, change has arrived.

What if…”
- Gurpreet Gill

Gurpreet Gill.com

Stay well, and don’t forget to do something everyday that makes you feel good, happy and fun-loving, even if it’s only for a few minutes!

JJ's FAVORITE QUOTES:

"Formulate and stamp indelibly on your mind a mental picture of yourself as succeeding. Hold this picture tenaciously. Never permit it to fade. Your mind will seek to develop the picture…Do not build up obstacles in your imagination."
~ Norman Vincent Peale

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