Diary – Basic Needs

Thursday 28th January 2021

Day 24 of Lockdown

Lockdown, Covid – How we cope or Not

We all need different things in life for us to be able to survive

• Basic needs like food and drink
• To feel safe and secure
• To feel loved, friends, relationships
• Feelings of accomplishment
• Achieving your full potential, including creative activities and achievements

Everyones basic needs will be the same but when it comes to relationships, accomplishments and what we set out to achieve they would most probably differ.

What is important for me to achieve, might not be what others want to achieve.

What I find important in my life to help me cope with lockdown…might not be important to others.

Every person is different!

As our needs are taken away, this is when we start to have problems.

This is why I think so many people are struggling right now.

We are surviving because we have food and water, but other needs are now failing.

• Do we feel safe?
• Do we really feel secure with this virus
• We are missing the hugs, contact …love and friendship
• Are we accomplishing things we set out to complete

All these things have changes for us over the lockdown months.

In My world…I desperately needed to make changes to function and survive through this lockdown. I needed to craft…it gave me the feeling of accomplishment…it was my achievement to share with others…to keep others going…to give others that same feeling of accomplishment that I had.

I think we all need to realise to be able to survive and thrive…

We have had to adapt to the new world of the covid lockdown

The covid world will not adapt to us!

Being creative definitely helps us cope but that is another subject for another day.

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8am I’m out for my early Thursday food shop

9am home…It takes me nearly an hour this morning to put the shopping away, opening cupboard doors constantly looking for where the items go. In the end all cupboard doors, fridge and freezer wide open. That way easier to see what is inside.

10am I take the dogs for a walk.

I set off on my usual route to the beach and it’s very wet outside today, so not going to be a pleasant walk.

I turn the corner there are lots of flashing lights, Air Ambulance car, Paramedic cars and an Ambulance.

I was witness to 4 people in full PPE …all dressed in the white all in one suit, filter mask and gloves

I’m not going to go into detail as i think it would be disrespectful.

So scary to witness!

This virus is reality!

Covid is really happening!

Home and a little upset at what I had just seen I gather my thoughts, speak to hubby on the phone and at 11am attend my Zoom meeting…which went on longer than expected.

My head full of busyness…lots going on in there…it’s been a busy week and I need to calm down. I now feel the need to get out for a walk with my camera, just to take a few photos …to clear my head.

I hadn’t been out long when the rain came down. It’s been a very gloomy, grey wet day today.

Only managed a few photos today

Photo below- Shipwreck on the beach at Anchorsholme – Abana 22nd December 1894

Cleveleys Prom

The mist and rain rolls in

Take care and keep safe!