The Biggest Lessons I’ve Learned While in Quarantine

I do believe that if you look hard enough, you can find a silver lining in any situation, despite how bad it may seem

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This week officially marks week number five of working from home and being under quarantine since COVID-19 came crashing down on New York.

I’ve finally moved on from the “mourning” phase of this emotional rollercoaster and have come to terms with accepting the current status of life as the “new normal”, as everyone is apparently calling it.

And although it’s been of a struggle, at the same time I’m also grateful for my health and safety as well as the health and safety of my loved ones. I know that many others have not be as fortunate.

This period of time has definitely been a huge opportunity for self-reflection of life while also attempting to grasp the weight of this pandemic and how it’s affected us all. So, while I take this time to self-reflect, count my blessings, and try to make sense of everything that’s been going on, I’m also trying to find the silver lining in all of this.

I know it’s a lot easier said than done, but I do believe that if you look hard enough, you can find a silver lining in any situation, despite how bad it may seem. And these are…