Human touch:
It’s been around three weeks without any contact to our friends and community outside of our immediate families. This transition has been scary and eventful, and confusing. We all underestimate the value of human touch. I don’t know how many of you are aware of what oxytocin is. Essentially it’s the happy feeling, the feeling of love. With every human touch our body receives a shot of oxytocin, this calms the cardiovascular system. And you receive a sense of calm. Well three weeks, 21 days, that’s a long time without oxytocin.
I understand we are surrounded by our families, and that’s how we have been receiving love. That doesn’t mean you aren’t constantly yearning for the love from your friends, classmates/coworkers, and elderly relatives. What we don’t understand is slowly, the world is beginning to heal.
1. Venice canals are becoming becoming clearer
2. Less greenhouse gases’ are being emitted, this leads to less pollution
3. The endangered species of Blue Whales are making a comeback
And that’s only a few examples...
Some food for thought: Maybe this pandemic is fixing the issues we have been creating for a long time. The Earth is healing itself. It is forcing the human race to stop, and look around at the damage we have created.
So as much as I can say that we are yearning for human touch, and as awful as this seems. We are essentially in a universal timeout. And maybe instead of complaining about how much this situation bites, we can look at the positive of this quarantine. We aren’t damaging the Earth we are helping it to heal.
And don’t forget to count your blessings not only this week, but always :)
“I pray you have patience & strength to wait for what you really deserve and don’t entertain anything less than that. Everything will soon fall into place. Trust in God’s timing.”
-Mindset of Greatness
It’s been around three weeks without any contact to our friends and community outside of our immediate families. This transition has been scary and eventful, and confusing. We all underestimate the value of human touch. I don’t know how many of you are aware of what oxytocin is. Essentially it’s the happy feeling, the feeling of love. With every human touch our body receives a shot of oxytocin, this calms the cardiovascular system. And you receive a sense of calm. Well three weeks, 21 days, that’s a long time without oxytocin.
I understand we are surrounded by our families, and that’s how we have been receiving love. That doesn’t mean you aren’t constantly yearning for the love from your friends, classmates/coworkers, and elderly relatives. What we don’t understand is slowly, the world is beginning to heal.
1. Venice canals are becoming becoming clearer
2. Less greenhouse gases’ are being emitted, this leads to less pollution
3. The endangered species of Blue Whales are making a comeback
And that’s only a few examples...
Some food for thought: Maybe this pandemic is fixing the issues we have been creating for a long time. The Earth is healing itself. It is forcing the human race to stop, and look around at the damage we have created.
So as much as I can say that we are yearning for human touch, and as awful as this seems. We are essentially in a universal timeout. And maybe instead of complaining about how much this situation bites, we can look at the positive of this quarantine. We aren’t damaging the Earth we are helping it to heal.
And don’t forget to count your blessings not only this week, but always :)
“I pray you have patience & strength to wait for what you really deserve and don’t entertain anything less than that. Everything will soon fall into place. Trust in God’s timing.”
-Mindset of Greatness
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