Jayashree's Blog

  Hello everyone. Since this coronavirus pandemic started, we are confined to our homes. Schools and colleges are shut since March and we are unable to go out. Amidst online classes, work etc people have found out many new activities to do and also give time to their hobbies. Every now and then we find our friends have started an art and craft account, YouTube channel, food account, blogs and what not. But what is our role in it? Can we help them? I think we have a major role in supporting others. Whenever someone tells us about doing something they love or starting something new we should always encourage them. This is applicable in everything. A few words of encouragement can do wonders. Also, we can give them our views on how they can improve and also rectify their mistakes, thus helping them to grow. Once we support and encourage them, they get motivated to work hard. It doesn’t matter whether they are doing very good in it or it is perfect, just give them a compliment, encoura...

What do you do when you face a difficult situation? For example, when you are angry, when you feel devastated, or when you are at your most vulnerable self. Often in these situations we are very prone to take wrong decisions and do things which we might not have done if we were in a good state of mind. Not only adults but children too display extreme anger or frustration, like temper tantrums. One of the management techniques of such outbursts in children is called time out. Here the parent asks the child to be alone in a safe and quiet place for some time till such behavior subsides. It is considered to be useful. So, for adults too we should try to practice this. But how? We should build a foxhole in our mind. A foxhole is a hole dug for a soldier to lie or sit for protection from the enemy army during a war. To build a foxhole in our mind means that in tough situations when we are distressed, we should try to spend some time alone in that space we have created inside our mind. It wi...

  In life we can never be prepared for anything because life is so unpredictable. One moment everything is fine and in the blink of an eye everything is lost. Think about life before this corona virus pandemic. We went to college, we met our friends, we went out and enjoyed and now online classes, conference calls, work from home, these are the new normal. And for some who have lost their jobs and are struggling to find a way of living they are facing another pandemic amidst the pandemic we all have seen. I have always believed that praying has helped me to remain positive in most difficult situations. The faith that God is listening to my prayers and that he will make everything okay helps me to go on. Sometimes I write, I write about my problems, my happy moments and moments of sadness. Painting also helps me a lot to de-stress. The idea is to believe that any problem we face is transient. Our goal is to stay strong and face every problem with courage. Remember, this too shall pa...