“Do one thing every day that scares you”

I live by this saying dear reader, ever since the day my mother passed away. It has been so helpful and positive at pushing me forwards in my life. So I challenge you on today of all days to do just that “one thing that scares you”. After all it is in-line with it being Halloween, so jump! Scare yourself, and who knows you may actually enjoy the thrill!?

I love to have a good party and we will celebrate this day, even if we are all ‘locked in’ over the world. ‘Covid-19’ will not dictate how I spread my word and love for you all. Have you planned to ‘trick or treat’ tonight? It does not have to be done on the streets, you can always choose to play the game online with other friends and their children to keep your family entertained and safe at home. Zoom call dares and pranks on the phone are both safe options for you this Halloween so that ‘Covid-19’ does not spoil your Halloween fun.

Many find Halloween a challenging time as they wish to hide and not be seen. Many elderly wish to be left alone and fear being harassed by the minority who choose to be unkind during the festivities of Halloween. The elderly may be feeling vulnerable and so what can you do to support those in your community during Halloween? How about we all ‘pay it forward’ and spread the Halloween unconditional love by checking in on a fellow elderly neighbour on Halloween? Maybe you could take them a small offering of love and kind, like a baked cake or cookie. Perhaps choose to share a cuppa, and some time with them, if they would like to do so. Then they will know that they have your support for the upcoming evening festivities that the youth of our community love to partake in. I never want anyone to live in FEAR, only in LOVE, HOPE and JOY!

So how will you celebrate Halloween in a positive light this year?

So dear reader, help one another to make Halloween a positive and LOVE filled experience this year!

Have a good week!

Snooki xxx

Wellness has always been a way of life for myself since I was eighteen years of age, and it continues to be so. My mental health is of ‘paramount’ importance to my overall ‘wellbeing’, and to keep my overall mind, body and soul ‘Balance’. This ‘lock down’ has pushed so many consumers to develop ‘routines’ and a higher level of self-discipline when it comes to working out online, with no access to gyms and studios. There are so many choices at present to help you to become increasingly knowledgeable and self-motivated. You can tune in to a LIVE on IG, LIVE on FB, or an ‘on demand’ video on You Tube to break a sweat in the comfort of your own home. Apart from the physical side to your wellness, you can choose to develop your mind by reading more of my blogs or self-development books.

The impact of Covid-19 on the wellness of the globe has been tremendous. People are now aware, more than ever, that we are all interconnected and not separate from one another. We all need good health, to be healthy as a collective globally, when it comes to an unseen enemy such as Covid-19. This in itself shows our unity and dependency on one another as a species. We need more of this ‘awakening’ to have ‘wellness’ as a way of life for all worldwide in the 21st Century. I love hearing that as a result of this pandemic, people will choose wiser options in the future. For example, with regards to groceries; half the people interviewed on the news said they intend to only buy the food they need in the future, rather than buying in excess. I really feel for restaurants right now. The fear of public spaces, this less excessive approach to living by many and a new found passion for cooking at home, may mean a lot of restaurant closures. Restaurants may have to compete with their customers’ ability to entertain and feast at home, as they change their approach to wellness as a way of life! The glass may now be seen as half full rather than half empty when it comes to life and the way individuals live it!

This pandemic dear reader, has meant that so many of us have had to shift to ‘online’ for work and for entertainment. I would love to see us outdoors more and exercising, as this pandemic has forced our nation to do just this. However businesses have shifted their business online, during this pandemic to safeguard jobs. I just hope that the legacy of this pandemic will not be to enable us humans to bridge the gap between the online and offline worlds. Going online completely in the future will create an ‘imbalance’ for our ‘beings’ and have detrimental effects on us as a species globally. Yes, all consumers like to work together to help foster a new stronger and more sustainable reformed economy, but at what cost people? The 20th Century was a mechanical one where we pumped out planet like a machine for resources. Let us grow from this pandemic and continue the 21st century as a powerful collective who see wellness as a way of life! Let us change our ‘me’ thinking to ‘we’ thinking in a co-creative global effort to produce a new ‘norm’, which will save both our planet and us as a species. If we choose to ignore this time in isolation for restoration, rejuvenation of self and reflective practice worldwide, then I truly believe we will not survive another hundred years! What are your thoughts dear reader on the positivity of the pandemic? I shall write on this next time.