5/8/20
Aha-Moments & Pandemic Guilt
I provide therapy, life coaching, and executive coaching to adult clients. The past couple of weeks, I have had many ask me the same, interesting question.
“Is it okay for me to be enjoying parts of this pandemic..?”
My answer is quick, and always the same. “Yes.”
Tons of people are enjoying certain aspects of the world having shutdown. I dare say, the vast majority. It seems to have forced many of us to fill our days with activities we have thoroughly enjoyed and hope to continue beyond the pandemic. It has caused me, and others, to ask the question… “why have I not been doing this all along in my life…?”. Taking advantage of the time given and experiencing “aha-moments” (as Oprah would say) has been enlightening to myself and others.
“Aha shama”…. means intensely listening to a moment of revelation. It’s an old Hebrew term basically meaning you have to experience something first… and then you know it to be true. The experience causes you to have a revelation in your life (Aha!!). It’s where the term “aha” comes from. Listening to (shama) your thoughts and emotions related to the experience is what makes it powerful and revelation-like for you.
Don’t feel guilty for enjoying parts of what you are experiencing during the pandemic, and if you do feel guilt, let it go. Allow yourself to enjoy the “aha-shamas” you are experiencing. Make a plan to continue the revelation experiences you have had and share your plan with those involved. Follow through with the plan and continue to experience the positive, healthy thoughts, feelings, and relationship dynamics you have discovered….or rediscovered.