The Covid-2019, a disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, has been getting everyone busy. Medical staffs fighting as an Avant grade, battling against aggressive viruses with thousand of hundreds of patients, sleepless nights, prayers, and donations. In Indonesia, as I'm writing this content, there are 4489 tested and confirmed cases nationwide, 1046 of which are positive.
People are advised to stay at home. Tourist attractions are closed, people are working at home, attending online classes, homework-based learning, online shopping, and many other things we do to avoid physical contact. At first, we called it "Social Distancing" which, apparently, stresses people out. Even introverts found out that humans are social beings, after all, we need to interact. I have to agree with WHO to change the "Social Distancing" term to "Physical Distancing", we are not disconnecting social interaction with people around us, only not being present physically. My deepest condolences to everyone who lives alone and couldn't be at the same house with loved ones, in this situation, going back to our hometown is not a choice as we might carry the viruses without showing any symptoms and at risk of infecting other people. Even though we got distanced, we are still connected to each other, I'm sure we will get through this soon. People in the essential sectors are working hard to keep the nation going.
Please reach out and get professional help if this situation triggers negative thoughts. Only check the latest news when we are ready to read and hear everything that might appear on our screen. Checking the news knowing that the condition is still chaotic will put more stress, fear, and hopelessness, especially when we know that we can't do anything at the moment. Sometimes we need to let the universe do the work for us. As we don't have to worry about transportation costs and time for a while, besides the work we have to finish per usual, try another activity we couldn't do before. Learn new languages, re-visit old hobby, talk to people we haven't talked for a long time. Anything that sparks joy and brings wellness to beat negativity.
I choose painting to keep me light-hearted. I might post updates on my new paintings and hope to get constructive feedback, also, I would love to find painting buddies~ I am not an established artist (yet), I am surely lacking in many aspects. If you are an art teacher, feel free to use my paintings as bad examples. These paintings also have been digitally retouched, I printed them out so that I don't have to hang the original piece on the wall, but the printer wouldn't print them out in the same tone as the original pieces. Drop a comment down below if you want to see the untouched pieces or the story behind these paintings. Good luck~
