Thriving In Difficult Times: Fill Your Life With Hugs & Hope!

When you’ve grown up in a positive environment with some challenges, thriving in a pandemic is possible because you’re resilient and have the right mindset to make it a good experience.

Here are 25+ suggested things I’ve been doing this year to thrive in the pandemic:

1. Journal daily: write what you are grateful for, poems, songs, letters to family and friends, draw pictures
2. Play music, sing, and dance. I dance in the kitchen every day! It feels so good!
3. Start a new remote business. I started my blog this year!
4. Get healthy and in shape. I’ve lost some pounds so far with Noom, the healthy weight loss app!
5. Be silly and laugh with family and friends. My sister, Linny, and I do all of the time!
6. Start a new relationship with an old friend. This has been such an incredibly wonderful surprise!
7. Do puzzles, play cards, and games
8. Make plans to celebrate both the big and small things in life (losing a pound, a birthday)
9. Light-scented candles for no reason at all and all the time. It’s festive!
10. Wear sexy underwear or anything that makes you feel good like your comfy sweatshirt and favorite jeans!
11. Pamper yourself: get massages, manicures/pedicures, facials, or a new do.
12. Try new things: songwriting and Noom. I wrote the lyrics to a song, Hugs & Hope!
13. Play an instrument. I have been playing the piano, guitar, and harmonica lately!
14. Stay connected: by calling someone you’ve been thinking of, checking on loved ones, group texting, Zoom yoga, meeting for walks, eating lunch outside with a friend, and sitting around a fire to catch up
15. Exercise: walk outside, Zoom yoga, swim, bike, dance, meditate, jump rope, or whatever suits your fancy!
16. Eat healthy splurging on occasion, of course!
17. Get enough sleep so that you have sweet dreams!
18. Try a new recipe: make your favorite ice cream, banana bread, or dinner for a friend
19. Be innovative and creative in your thinking.
20. Take risks. You will be so glad you did! I called this guy and we ended up on a date that night.
21. Learn from your mistakes. I’ve learned so much by starting this blog!
22. Read a few good books. I’ve got a stack of 7 on my dresser. I just finished Secrets of a Strong Mind!
23. Plan your day leaving room for surprises and flexibility
24. Be in the moment
25. Snuggle under a soft blanket or with your hottie!
26. Listen carefully. You will learn so much!
27. Surround yourself with good people!
28. Choose abundance over fear every day!

What have you been doing to thrive in the pandemic? Please share in the comments.

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