I also loved performing meditative improvisations on guitar and my other instruments from a secluded spot in Claybury Woods, Ilford during the lockdown: my way of offering something joyful, healing and uplifting to the world, plus it helped me better cope with my struggles with OCD. It's made me sharpen my skills, too: I find trust and cooperation between teacher / student / parent, a flexible approach, an open mind, self-compassion, planning ahead, straightforward feedback, asking questions, mutual respect, curiosity, an iPad, headphones, a good Wi-Fi connection and a plan B are what I've needed to make remote learning work so far. I was thrilled that I could even do it and was more relaxed in my own surroundings. These circumstances forced me to teach my first online piano lesson over Skype. I've been so grateful for the health of my family and I throughout the peak of the COVID-19 crisis. Rising to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic - March 2020 Finally, having written my 100th poem of the year, I appreciated how writing a poem every day is helping me to sort my head out. Clapping for the NHS with the neighbours was a very moving experience which gave me hope that my longing for more face-to-face interaction in life could become a reality. It was a reminder that I can trust in nature wholeheartedly - just like I can trust myself.
I felt truly relieved that the world was on pause and that I could step off for a bit and enjoy the calm, joy and feeling of connection and perspective working on my allotments brings.
It was particularly heartening when an elderly gent sat and listened to my recorder echoing around the trees. I loved getting back to performing outside on my instruments and it was great to feel a sense of purpose and that I was appreciated when others were moved by my little solo concerts in Claybury Woods, Ilford.
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It's good to help and support others, but sometimes it's harder to be good towards ourselves: I realized that if I genuinely believe in myself and continue learning how to respect myself fully, wonderful things can happen and so vowed to keep working towards my goals for 2020 despite COVID-19. Above all else I was grateful for the health of my family, friends and I and that we had enough of what we needed as we did our best to adjust to this new surreal, terrifying, tragic normal during which time I tried to actively think only kind words towards myself (my negative rants didn't reflect my quiet inner strength).
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