If you feel lonely during the quarantine, don't worry. You're not alone in this!

If you are quarantining by yourself, you may possibly feel lonely. And that’s totally fine!

Almost 2 months into quarantine, we all know what is going on right now. This pandemic is not only causing troubles for the front line workers but also changing our lives in so many ways.

I’m deeply grateful for all the efforts that doctors, nurses, groceries loaders, and postal workers are put into holding things together in these trying times.

Never have I ever appreciated freedom as i do right now. Everyday waking up, the first thing I would do is open up my window and leave it open throughout the day. It’s nothing compared to being outside but it is pretty nice.

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Realizing how fragile life is makes me understand being able to live the life I do is a privilege.

Over my life, shamefully, I have taken a lot of things for granted including being able to walk outside any time. I used to hate those hectic train rides to work, but now looking at the trolley going past my house makes me wish to get back on it more than ever before. Just like how I used to skim thru a couple pages while commuting to work.

Since much of the world is standing still, and me having nothing on my plates, I started to feel lonely.

Funny how us human beings are so used to being busy in order not to feel lonely.

In this worst time, my family and friends proved to come through for me. Lots of phone calls, and text messages. I hope I will never take any of this for granted. It is hard having to quarantine by yourself, it is even harder when you are living in a different country, having no reasons to stay and counting down the days to go home day by day.

If you have the chance to spend this quarantine time either with your family, friends, or roommates, please be grateful for that. Not everyone can have that privilege. And if you don’t, you may possibly feel lonely. And that’s totally okay. Even when I’m quarantining with my roommates, I still feel lonely. Ya know, it’s okay not to be okay Just think about it as a way to live your life in a slower and more appreciating way.

It has suddenly become important to me to put more time and effort into the simple things that we do everyday.

And I did. I took time to clean my room, exercise, cook and of course make videos. I tried to put my whole heart into doing these activities to make the smallest things count during this dark time of humankind.

Having all the time in the world for myself without distractions allows me to look deeper into my core values and explore myself more. To my surprise, i realized how often we choose to do what we are expected of rather than what we deeply want to do.

I’m surprised by how many red flags I have ignored in some of my relationships - simply because the sense of belonging feels nice. And it does - but it’s also nice to have the me time to look back and unveil my intrinsic values, which I enjoyed doing for every second of it

At the end of the day, we are individual beings. And sometimes you gotta do what is best for you, even when it means separating yourself from others.

It’s okay to feel lost, or sad, or lonely at times. It’s a normal feeling - just like love, hate, happiness, surprise,...

Loneliness is just one of the temporary emotions we experience from time to time. And i’m saying this not because I have figured it out. I still feel lost and lonely, sometimes even more than when I’m physically alone. But if you are taking away anything from watching this video, I hope you know that you are not the only one feeling this way. You are not alone, not in this. And please remember there are friends and family who love and miss you everyday. Stay strong, my friends!

We will get through this! Together!