How to keep optimistic during the difficult time?

 

    As the pandemic is surging everywhere especially in Malaysia, Singapore where my family living at. I cannot go back to visit them for a while, I am still worried about their health situation in foreign countries. Some of my elderly friends who are similar ages to my parents in Malaysia have kicked their buckets suddenly. The new government's black political turmoil is never-ending and makes citizens nervous and confusing recently. These feelings of worried, anxiety, anger, sadness appeared in my head. Since May this year, I have felt that I am not happy anymore and all of these emotions had affected my mood and blocked my attention in my work, made me procrastinate, triggered my memories of past failures, and stole my motivations.

    Fortunately, since I studied a book which discussed the "Power of Habit", it told me about to nurture the good habit, can start from "Better than nothing". Do not be afraid that you cannot do very well, just begin it. Even you are afraid to be a marathon, but you can start by wearing shoes and walking for a while. Little by every day, you will find it very simple to complete the task which you are afraid to do. Well, so do I here, start from writing an essay every day, even not too many, but the quality and quantity will be increased after time passes by.