1) Mainatain your communication with friends and family. Use virtual apps that help you to physically see the people who you love. While maintaining a physical distance is tough, the needs of emotional connection can be met via technology. Feelings of isolation and loneliness are detrimental to one’s overall health, and maintaining contact will increase your overall wellbeing.

2) Limit News Exposure. Stay informed, yet remain mindful to avoid getting “consumed” by media sources. Draw good boundaries in which you protect your mental health. You can limit news exposure to 10 minutes a day.

3) Read, watch, listen to inspirational stories and talks. Inspiration can ignite hope, and creativity, these are all important sources of nourishment for mental and physical health.

4) Eat foods that are full of life source. This is direct energy from the Earth. Also stay hydrated and get some sun if you can.

5) Create. Cook, write, draw, sing, play music, dance and exercise. These can prevent internal “stagnation” from growing.

6) Make 5 year, 10 year plans. What would you like to see in your life? How would you like to live your life? Planting the seeds for the longterm future can help cope with the current limitations, and changes.

7) Feel your feelings. Everyone has a different response to current world events, and yours is unique to you.

8) Keep dreaming and visualizing, create a vision board, this one goes with #6. The long term vision can create a roadmap and give structure to an otherwise unstructured present life. This can also give you a bird’s eye view to your life.

9) Honor your daily rhythms and routines, create your own structure to your day. Your routine does not have to reflect other people’s, there is no “right” way.

10) Know that you are not alone, if you feel alone, contact and connect. Here is a source for CA residents, if you are in another state, research and see what your state offers:

The free service is available to anyone who calls or texts the California Peer-Run Warm Line at 1-855-845-7415.

The line will be staffed Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. until 11 p.m., Saturdays from 7 a.m. until 3 p.m. and Sundays from 7 a.m. until 9 p.m.