The 1st 3 weeks of self quarantine.

I realized how quickly life can change. It has been 3 weeks of working from home for me, self quarantine, social distancing, just like everyone else. We all don’t know how long this will last. Maybe another month, or two. Who knows. Businesses shutting down. People don’t get paid. People losing jobs. People don’t know to feed their families.

Though I should be grateful that I don’t have to worry about how I can feed myself, and the fact that I can stay home means I have roof over my head,

Sometimes it still feels surreal that this is now our reality. It feels like yesterday that I had the options to do whatever i wanted. To travel, to go out and hangout with friends, to go to the gym, to do outdoor sports, to go to movies, to eat at restaurants, and as much as i had the Sunday night blues, I now miss going to the office.

I miss the old routines. I miss the options to do things. I miss to see my parents. My grandparents. My friends.

I realized I took a lot of things for granted, when I had the options. I took health for granted. I took having family and friends for granted.

With the covid19 situation, and the self quarantine, I am now forced to stay home, like everyone else. It feels like meditation, but longer. I actually have to sit with my thoughts and deal with them. I used to have so much distractions to keep me busy. To keep me not thinking about what I want. What I really want in life. I had most things I needed, yet I failed to appreciate them. I just took them for granted.