I received a txt message from the UK government yesterday. It said “Stay at Home” amongst others things. Being forced to stay at home sucks, being confined to four walls with no freedom of movement drives me crazy. I’m a restless person by nature and I like to keep busy, going and doing things all the time – if not I’ll literally feel like I’m going insane. But no matter how hard it is for me – it doesn’t come close to the consequences of not following the guidelines. .
.By staying at home, I can stay healthy and not burden hospitals, I can make sure that nurses only tend to people who needs it the most, I can make sure this virus is not spread to anyone, I can make sure the curve stays flat, I can stay home so the nurses, hospitals, care workers, doctors have one less person to add to their already their heavy burden and I won’t to be responsible for spreading Covid-19 to anyone.
The most important lesson I’ve learnt these past 13days is that I can control what I FOCUS on. From thinking this is hard, I need to go out made it even more painful and days actually felt so much LONGER. Changing my mindset to I can train and get stronger, I can brush up on my Turkish, German, French and watch series made it easier and days go quicker. .
Please follow the guidelines, there will be time to enjoy the mountains again. They are not going anywhere. .
Old picture of me in Frankenjura when I had more time climb and when I didn’t work as much. Stay safe and keep strong. Emine