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6 lessons we can all learn today

4/21/2020

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Confinement is changing our lives…and hopefully for good…

Lesson #1: freedom begins and ends in your mind

For many people it is difficult to be locked up. Some people have compared being at home as if they were in prison. The truth is: confinement is physical, not mental. You can have a small apartment or a very large house and still feel locked up. No amount of money or square meters will ever be enough to make you feel free if you don't redefine what freedom is. Freedom begins and ends in your mind until you want it.

Lesson #2: being productive doesn’t mean being in the office

It’s interesting to see what people understand by being productive. For most it is going to the office... even if they lose a lot of time in the office... the simple fact of being in the office is doing something. Why this happens? Because they equate being at home with resting, doing nothing or being sick. The truth is that home can be a place, a person; as it is being productive: it is not related to a specific place, nor does it depend on a schedule. Wherever you are, you can be productive.

Lesson #3: creativity is very powerful

Have you seen how children entertain themselves with simple things? If they don’t have their toys, they’ll find a way to use what is near them to start playing. Here is good news for you: that's how you were and you still have imagination. Go back to basics; not all your life has been accompanied by mobiles or social networks. Remember what you used to do when you were a teenager, how did you have fun? You can reconnect with yourself and with others by doing simple things. Put music and dance, watch a sunrise or sunset, write in a diary, take and see photos…looking back into the past can also remind you of what you have accomplished, where you have been, who have you been with and the blessing you have to be alive.

Lesson #4: live one day at a time

We have heard this many times: life is too short…but now that we are facing a pandemic, death can feel closer. This can be scary; generate uncertainty and unbalance our lives. What will you do after the confinement ends? Where will you go? Who would you like to see again? Make a list. What pending things do you have with other people? The good news: Today you can tell people how you feel. By living one day at a time and being at peace with yourself, you will bring balance and security to your life. When people have a clear life, without pending issues, there is no fear of the future. Live your life one day at a time.

Lesson #5: hugs and kisses are priceless!

This is the truth: we all need human contact. A hug, a kiss, have a great power… is that of connection; the sense of belonging, the feeling of being accepted and loved at its best. It’s about exchanging energy. If you don’t believe me think this: when someone is angry, what is their reaction? “Don’t touch me!” This is how we express that we don’t like or reject that person. When someone is sad, a hug given with love can make them feel great. This is the power that human touch has in all of us. After the pandemic ends, who are you going to hug and kiss?

Lesson #6: lack of time is an excuse (it’s proven)

If we all save time by staying at home, what's the excuse for not returning that call, answering an email or a message? None. People are used to excuse themselves by: I'm out of town, I'm on business lunch, I'm stuck in traffic... think of all the time you spend getting around; at business lunches, at the airport. How much time have you spent there? Now that you're home, what are you doing with your time? By now you could have caught up on the issues you had pending. But if you are still saying that "you are busy" ... I am sorry to tell you this ... it means that you are either a much disorganized person or that you have made the excuse of "being busy" as your lifestyle. Either way, it is highly unlikely that you will change. And the truth is that you prefer to say that you are too busy instead of telling people that you are not really interested, that you will not do what they are asking you, etc. What are you avoiding to confront?
This point extends to family: how many times have you said that you don't have time to be with your children, wife or husband? Now you have plenty of time! There are no excuses during the weekend or after finish working. So the question is: do you have time to be with your family or do you use the excuse of being busy for not to? And if the answer is the latter, ask yourself why. Because lack of time is an excuse for lack of interest. Yes, confinement is pushing us to face our real lives... and reveal who we really are.

If from confinement we don't learn to be better people... I really don't know what else we need to do it. And this is just a couple of lessons from what we can learn.

​It is time to fix our life: to order and balance it. Take control of who we are; appreciate life. And hopefully, whether we're still in confinement or not, we'll wake up smiling every day ... just because we are alive and happy.
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Live what you want to take

11/16/2018

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We all know that our lives will eventually end. It’s the process of life, part of it. But we tend to forget it. It helps the increase of marketing ads and a society based on consumerism… “Buy it, you will be in fashion”. “Buy it; you will be part of us”. Promotion is based on exploiting the sense of belonging that we as human beings need. If you have it, you are part of the group of people who dress or have the latest fashion. Well done!

But that is not what you are going to take when you leave this earth. The only thing that you are going to take is what you lived. If you have lived your life wisely, you’ll know that when doing the right thing, when giving without expecting to receive anything in return, life, the Universe, gives you back twice as much as you have given. And the best part is that you leave a mark. You leave a mark on those you helped. You can’t imagine how much good you can do by just smiling at people. If a serious problem that human beings have is being accepted, by spontaneously smiling you can give joy to a person. “Someone talked to me…someone smiled at me…I am not transparent; someone cares”…

Most people who are dying ask either for forgiveness or express love. Love is the only feeling that transcends beyond life. If you don’t believe me, think of your loved ones who are no longer here. Even if you can’t see them, you still love them, right? By remembering them, they have something of you…they are brought back again to life by the love you still give them.

​Teach to give more love. Teach to differentiate love from control, possession or aggression. Because in the end, when you understand that the only thing you’re going to take when you die is what you live, it's when you start living what you want to take...
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    Mónica Ramírez Chimal is a person like you, has lived difficult situations, has had losses, has made mistakes but knows that we are here to learn. And so she writes to share experience and knowledge.

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