Week 4 Blog - Briley Douglas

In the midst of everything going on, it is very hard to see the positive things in our life. I will admit, at the beginning of all this I had myself a big pity party. I was mad because I couldn't hang out with my friends every day, couldn't go to Jonesboro to shop, and couldn't go to eat out every Friday with my family. Also if I'm being brutally honest, I was most upset about not getting Shadrach's every Tuesday and Wednesday, a tragedy I know. Despite all of this negativity, I have found some positive things that came out of it. One thing that came out all of this is the increase in family time. I used to be so busy with school I didn't have time to visit my nephew, spend time with Remi, or see my grandparents. Now with all my free time, I get to see them whenever I want. I can play with Remi all day until she gets tired of me, go to Madison's and harass Ian two days out of the week, and I can visit my Meme and get spoiled three times out of the week. All jokes aside, I really appreciate this family time because I am a big family person. Another positive is not being stressed about my school work.  When we had to go to school every day, I was constantly stressing over all my school work and getting everything ready for college. Now I have all the time in the word to get my belongings together because I have seven days of no plans to finish it. I no longer fear about submitting anything late or worry about time management. Another positive of this "new normal", is the fact everyone is having the time to better themselves. They no longer have the excuse of "not having time", so now people are able to read more, meditate, start working out, learn new skills, etc. In the last three weeks, I have started to run because that's my chance to get out of the house. I hope everyone is staying safe and healthy!!