3 Important things I learned during Quarantine

It is the times like these, where are able to weave through the trials and the tribulations that lies in the turbulence of this temporary flight called COVID-19 (which will lands soon) that we are able to pick up lessons about ourselves on the trip.

Yes. I did compare quarantine to an airplane trip, pretty ironic since that has been the most volatile market since quarantine hit, and international travels have closed. An airplane trip and this season does share many of the unique qualities that I have experienced during COVID-19 and if you do not believe me, just read.

Much like to get on an airplane, it is often a process of getting tickets, and you think you know where you’re going, but this time, when we got the tickets (not like we had a choice), we didn’t know how long we would be on the plane for. The purpose of the plane was an escape, one that was away from home, or in this case, our home to represent not just a build, but the actions and the people who inhabit the building.

In being on the plane, for the first few weeks, it was very fun. Got a lot of stuff done that I wouldn’t have normally been able to in my home, due to the restrictions in time to keeping up with a normal life. Snacks all the time, making the occasional Tik Tok video was pretty cool in the beginning.

First thing I learned during quarantine is that it is good to be above the clouds for a while, but you do miss being down to earth.

I had a lot of time to reflect on the past, my decisions in the clouds, and now that I see how valuable this time was, I don’t want to lose it when we land. Even at home, in the countryside, I want to take some time to look up at the clouds every once in a while to gaze at the vastness of space. Simply to wonder, what am I adding to mine, my space?

It is so fun to be able to getaway, but to be away for such an indefinite amount of time, many are away from jobs or are taking a cut in their hours. Just to imagine how difficult it would to be have such a distance between you and your purpose would be too difficult. As if someone were to tell me I would never be able to write again. How terrifying.

Second, I got to dig deep and really answer this important question in everybody’s life “Who is the master of one’s life?”

The answer will likely differ depending on religion and spiritual perspectives, other more philosophical or psyche. Mine has been very simple, we are all bending to the will of someone, and when that person is not us, or someone connected to us, we tend to grow desperate and lost.

Goals in our life depend on aim. Without aim, we don’t know exactly where we are going, or even have a clear path to reach where we want to go. During this time I learned to stop and aim in my life. Taking charge in my life, having peace allows me to find a trajectory in my life. I used to have school, jobs, or simply a manager become the master of my life and my time, but right now I finally have been able to define where I want to go. Using this time to not look at fancy cars (which are nice), new shoes or clothes (which are also nice), but focus on myself, and my family.

Like this airplane, I also much recognize a choice, am I a passenger, or am I the pilot.

Lastly, I recognize how much I miss my busy cabin.

Last night, I was surrounded with 10 people, (sorry quarantine) but it was just a one time occurrence. For me, it was medicine. Rather a shot of relief for me in this time of isolation from everyone else in quarantine, and a time to where I felt so much community made me feel genuinely happier than I probably have felt during this whole time.

When flying on this airplane, I want to be able to have people in the cabin I can go say hi to, relate with, meet and chat with. There is just something about authentic community that creates this world to be smaller to see how we are all the same, but our difference allow this world to be bigger, stronger and reach potential that we never thought was even possible.

Thank you for flying with us, this is your pilot speaking,
Hope you fly with us again soon.