Hey dearest readers!
I got caught up in the ever-growing chaos of the pandemic, and it turned my life upside down - practically overnight. I know I am not alone, we are all watching the same events unfold in front of our eyes. We all face difficulties, we all face unprecedented challenges. We are all scared and uncertain. Because the world is scary and uncertain, of course, this is how we feel.
I was talking to a fellow writer and we were discussing how the pandemic took over our whole lives, seeped into our writing too. Some want to fight it and refuse to discuss it, some say it is the worst form of opportunism, and some - myself included - try to deal with it by writing about it. It is both to process our experiences and to assure others that they are not alone - providing motivation, offering some kind of help through the power of words.
Sure, there will always be people who will want to take advantage of an unfortunate situation - but informing others about the events around you, assuring them that you understand their problems is not opportunism, it is being human. That’s how I think about it.
Hungary, compared to the world, is a small, uninteresting country - thankfully didn’t yet make it to the news. But it is happening here too, it is happening to us, it is happening now.
The events are happening in such rapid succession that it will be difficult to keep track what happened when, so I decided to document them - from my personal perspective - because as I see it, anyone who writes now about their lives is writing history in real-time.
I wrote about the current situation, as I see it, and all the uncertainty around it. You can read it here for free - as always.
I also wrote about managing anxiety in tough times, to give you a few simple tools that can get you through the mentally difficult days.
How to Manage Anxiety In Times When You Have Every Reason to Be Anxious
And as the world has come to an end - at least the world we knew -, it is perfectly fine to grieve it and feel sad about it.
It’s Okay to Grieve a World That We Lost
And something non-pandemic related:
With a writer friend, Matt Sandrini, we decided to write two articles on the same topic, a male and a female perspective. We dispelled 5 dating dogmas that can ruin your dating experience. This is the female version, written by me: 5 Dating Dogmas That Can Make You Miserable. And this is the male version, written by Matt: 5 Limiting Beliefs That Are Keeping You Stuck In Your Dating Life.
It was fun to write and work on it together. Hope you’ll enjoy it.
If you write, keep sharing your stories - they matter more than ever. Words are powerful and they can travel safely through time and distance.
If you read, keep reading and supporting writers - some need it for their livelihoods.
Thanks for being here. I will send out emails more regularly - I hope you’ll stay and read. I will try to include non-pandemic related parts too if you are already in an information-overload and you don’t need any more news or stories on that.
Take care, stay safe and #staythefuckhome
Love,
Zita