SouthseaScene

There's an eerie quietness as I walked to work this morning. The streets which are normally crowded with kids going to school, parents pushing younger siblings in prams and gossiping in groups, were empty. It's as if Southsea is in a lockdown already. In some sense it has. Restaurants and bars, which a week ago were sending messages of taking good care about cleanliness, now are saying they are closing their doors. The Guildhall is closed, museums such as the Mary Rose are closed, libraries and the council offices are closed. All day at work we were preparing to close the office and work from home. My colleague brought home the 21 pots of plants from the office to look after. We practiced using Google Hangout and put a daily meeting online for the weeks to come. For how long, we don't know. While we rant against those who swiped the supermarket shelves clean of loo rolls and pasta, I secretly worry that there will be no supply in the weeks to come. Friends nervously l...

Don't know about you, but I found last year was not a very good year. It wasn't a disastrous year, but many things were uncomfortable. I discovered that of course it is hard to remain positive if you are going through negative experience. However, rather than be engulfed by our negative experience, it is important to rise above. Positive attitude is like a muscle. It needs to be actively exercised to be of any use. So let's start making a habit of waking up each day and meeting any negativity with positive energy.  Join me in this journey to a more positive you!