The covid-19 pandemic is a total bomb to me and to my family’s routine of everyday living.
No one expected to be this severe and we are all unprepared for this battle. But continuing my
everyday amidst covid-19 pandemic is a challenge. So, one of my important life lesson are first,
the time for family is very important in any situations. Second, to always think positively is a key
to keep moving away from stress of whats currently happening around us. Lastly, Covid-19 makes
me realize that the material and worldly things, places or events I enjoyed before are not
permanent in life and so I must value more the people who are always at my side in any season
of my life. In keeping myself away from stress, I do routine exercises everyday. I also attended
seminars for mental health awareness which as important as physical health. I also be able to
catch up with my sister talking things that we cannot talk about when we were both busy back
then. I also be able to talk more often with my other siblings and to my mother at the province.
I also be able to sleep early and wake up early and make it as my daily routine. I also be able to
make friends with my neighbors where in fact before I don’t even recognizes their faces. I also
be able to fix things in our room as well as to keep it clean regularly. I also keep in touch with my
old friends during covid-19. And most importantly, experiencing new things in our home makes
me more comfortable living here in Manila because I was initially born and raised in province. I
never thought to experience this so-called new normal while I am in the middle of my studies.
I think this pandemic takes me back to my old habits but experiencing it in a different
place and different people around me. I would like also to give credits to my family especially to
my parents because they trained me to be independent and optimistic about things in life and to
keep moving forward instead of continuosly dwelling with what happened on the past. These life
lessons I had in me during this times will always be my source of power to keep bouncing back in
life challenges. Because I believe that changes will always happen its just that we were all