Nostalgia can be a good antidote to the effects of the coronavirus panic. As I wrote in a previous post, enduring the disruptions caused by the shutdown is difficult for me. My life is little changed, I am not in fear. I certainly do not worry about a virus that kills fewer people than car accidents, suicide or many other diseases.
No fear but frustration at the damage that is being done to the economy, the mental and physical health of millions. Frustration and disbelief that millions of people are losing jobs, businesses closing. Amazement that all the previous good will and aid showered on people in the developing world has evaporated. More seriously, that by encouraging African governments to enforce shutdowns, millions of people are facing starvation and more are likely to die at the hands of over zealous police than from the virus.
Whether you are suffering from fear or frustration, you will be trying to keep positive during this crazy period.
Some of you will be spending hours watching the news or reading articles on the Internet. Your sources will depend on your beliefs. If you believe the “official” story, you will be watching and listening to main stream media. If you are sceptical, you will be looking for alternate sources that look at the facts. If you are convinced that the coronavirus panic is part of a conspiracy, you will be looking at media that support your theory.
Nostalgia Can Help
My partner in our tiny homes business Kathleen and I record two interviews a week with guests who share their different experiences. Our videos are on YouTube and audio Podcasts on PodBean.
Last week one of our guests was unavailable due to a technical hitch so we spoke about our “Go To Places”. Places or times that we go to in our minds to escape the frustrations of the shutdown.
After talking about mental escape, I realized that our “Go To Places” are there because of nostalgia for the good times of the past. Some of those times were probably not as good as we remember them years later. It doesn’t matter. The memory helps lift us out of our frustration and takes away the worry for a while.
Most of my Go To places are on the back of a horse. While publishing the latest episode to our YouTube channel this morning, I was reminded of this video of two of our horses playing with a car tyre back in 2010. It is an evergreen, the most viewed video on the channel and still getting views 10 years later.
This week we have published more episodes of our Yakking Podcast with authors, Joanne Nesbitt, Lew and Karen McIntyre. There will be more next week. Check them out on Podbean, Spotify or Apple Music
What about you? Do you use a healthy dose of nostalgia to get through the madness that has descended on us?
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