There are significant actions within the reach of most people that are a way to enrich ourselves and prepare us to face the consequences of a difficult time.
Last update: June 11, 2020
In tumultuous times like the ones we are experiencing, many people want to help others, but they don't know how to do it or they think they have no real chance of doing it. However, there are significant actions that each of us can contribute to.
Solidarity is necessary and should not be conditioned by a specific circumstance. Nor should it be measured as if it were a remedy to be administered in drops, in very controlled doses.
In fact, we all need it at some point in our lives, for whatever reason, and It is always useful to create an atmosphere of common well-being.
“One by one, we are all mortal. Together we are eternal ".
-Apuleius-
Simple actions to help others
1. Coping with your anguish
One of the most difficult aspects to deal with in a crisis is uncertainty. Lack of certainty, even when the consequences and impact on us are foreseeable, generates concern and unease.
All of this contributes to a significant accumulation of anxiety. Taking charge of this emotional excess is therefore important. This means increasing our ability to cope with moments of anxiety that arise on multiple occasions and giving up on unloading anxiety on others in the form of aggression, intolerance or irritability.
If we commit ourselves, we will certainly be able to find ways to relax and banish negative thoughts. We can also ask for help, to be listened to, in a mature and friendly way.
2. Avoid conflicts
One of the effects of poorly managed anxiety is the urge to spark conflict. We are tense and a heated discussion helps to free part of that anguish that we carry inside.
However, the cure may be worse than the disease, because these conflicts leave their mark and fuel negative feelings and attitudes in others as well.
We cannot act as if we are invulnerable. It is clear that almost all of us, in some way, find ourselves experiencing an internal conflict at a given moment.
The important thing is to be vigilant so that it does not become a regular dynamic. Another meaningful action to help others, therefore, is to avoid conflict, especially for trivial reasons that do not deserve importance.
3. Take care of yourself to help others
You don't need to use downtime to sex your life, as is sometimes thought. Each of us must feel comfortable with the free time available. Some people prefer to rest, especially if they haven't done so for a long time or if they feel threatened by the situation.
Spending some of your time on something that makes us feel useful, however, can improve our frame of mind. Finding activities that make us feel good and that push us to help others is the best antidote to ache to live.
4. Call friends
Why not call your friends to find out how they are and to keep them company? In reality, it is a way to receive new stimuli and overcome the small space represented by the walls of the house.
Cultivating and enriching friendships are two significant actions that not only make us feel good, but also others. They give us the moral strength to know that we are not alone.
In this sense, our desire to help others must be directed above all towards those who spend their days alone and for whom talking to a friend is of great value.
5. Share the peaceful moments
One of the lessons we can learn from critical moments is that sometimes we need to learn to share the joys more and foster an atmosphere of unity and mutual help. This attitude is of great benefit to everyone.
After all, in many cases, collective well-being largely depends on individual actions. That's why it's good that difficult times remind us that we are part of the same species and that we depend on each other.
Helping others is already a significant action, as it involves adopting a constructive attitude. Thinking about others and looking for ways to help them in most cases makes us feel stronger and more optimistic.
