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                    Important life lessons and discoveries       front  of  your  own  eyes.  Or  grow
                    are  usually  acquired  through  books.      some  local  vegetables  and  fruits  at
                    Since you've got loads of time on your       your  backyard  or  rooftop  and  just
                    hands, searching for your bookshelves        experience  the  connection  you  feel
                    or  cupboard  rather  than  continuous       towards  the  environment.  Also,  the
                    scrolling  of  social  media  may  be  a     garden  can  yield  the  freshest  and
                    better idea. Because through reading,        healthiest  food  available,  the  type  of
                    you  can  find  a  purpose  in  life  and    food  that  can  have  a  significant
                    break yourself free from self- imposed       impact  on  our  mental  health.  Also,
                    limitations  to  live  the  life  you  truly   being  involved  in  these  activities
                    want.  Some  books  like  "The  art  of      means  moving  your  body  regularly
                    Happiness"  by  Dalai  Lama  or              which becomes a part of your physical
                    "The  kite  runner"  by  Khaled              exercise.  All  these  regular  physical
                    Hosseini provides you revolutionary          activities  can  have  a  profoundly
                    life-changing     perspectives     and       positive impact on your mental health
                    wisdom.  Delving  yourself  on  such         conditions.
                    books helps you to focus on positive
                    aspects of life,  which is all  you need     As  the  saying  goes  "Positivity  can
                    during difficult times like now. Also if     move      even     the     tallest   of
                    you are really into romance, love, and       mountains",  it  is  of  paramount
                    fantasy, grab any of Ravinder Singh or       importance at every phase of life. But,
                    Durjoy Dutta books and free yourself         it's  difficult  to  maintain  such
                    from     the    confines     of    this      principles  when  you're  constantly  in
                    CoronaVirus  world.  Life  is  all  about    touch with social media and television
                    the  continuous  journey  of  self-          news. Although it's important to stay
                    discovery for which books and novels         vigilant and keep in touch with recent
                    are your perfect partner.                    updates,  too  much  information  can
                                                                 cause  mental  stress  and  trauma.
                    According  to  various  studies,  it  has    Therefore, taking some time off from
                    been found that the environment can          these social media sites would create a
                    greatly influence a person's mental          positive impact on both your physical
                    well  -  being.  And  the  environment       and mental health. And the best way
                    we  are  currently  living  in  due  to      to achieve positive thinking is through
                    lockdown is detrimental to our mental        spiritual  exercises  such  as  meditation
                    health.  Because  we  are  living  24/7      and  yoga.  Participation  of  the  entire
                    within  the  confined  walls,  mental        family on such spiritual exercises not
                    fatigue  is  very  common.  If  you  are     only strengthens the family bond but
                    lucky  enough  to  have  a  small            also  guides  you  towards  the  path  of
                    compound  or  even  a  rooftop,  this        enlightenment.      Practicing    yoga,
                    could  be  a  perfect  time  for  some       meditation while listening to religious
                    gardening.  Gardening  provides  not         mantras  and  songs  daily  helps  clear
                    just a connection to other people but        several  of  our  mental  fears  and
                    also  nature.  Water  some  flowers  and     doubts.  And  with  growing  negativity
                    watch them flourish and grow right in        surrounding      Covid-19,     spiritual





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