疫情之前我都把追求金錢和名氣當做最重要的事。
尤其我們這一個industry 名氣超級重要。名氣大錢就多，追求名氣的方法就是不停的讓人家看到你，or the students 不停的get exposures 。雖然壓力蠻大的但是對我而言就是沒有其他的方法。
今年因為疫情學生們居然一個比賽都沒有去也沒有人打算上電視或auditions。因為人不在外面所以支出也變少了你就發現其實生活除了買食物以外根本就不需要花錢。
以前那種時間到就必須添購新行頭的行為根本就不需要。
我已經關了四個多月了。忽然了解人生重要的事是什麼。
以前的順序是金錢-健康-時間。
現在是健康-時間-金錢。
我們人如果沒有辦法健康，其他事全部都不可能做。每一個人的時間從你出生開始就是不停的減少。就算是關在家裡面還是覺得時光不停的在流逝，自己有沒有好好利用這些得來不易人生停滯下來的時間。
我向來就是個外向的extrovert. 以前每個禮拜六禮拜天都一定會排的滿滿的各式各樣的飯局或者是活動。有的時候禮拜五晚上沒有約我都還會自己特別開車跑去鼎泰豐take away 就是絕對不能不出門就對了。不出門就會覺得無聊。
疫情開始以後會經過不一樣的stages。剛開始覺得幸運待在家裡，慢慢覺得無聊，再來覺得煩躁，後來有處於可以接受的狀態，現在還是覺得有點害怕開放。但是不變的是，現在非常可以和自己相處。如果退休生活就是這樣的話其實我們的退休生活倒是不錯。
上網教教學生。時間到就錄podcast, 和朋友吃吃飯，學習新的東西，和家裡人聚聚。
其實只要身體健康,好好利用時間,愜意生活根本不需要花太多錢。
What 4 months quarantine taught me:
- Music heals the soul
I dig out cello and Chinese harp from the storage and start playing again. 30 mins of piano and singing every single day. We form a instrumental group so when the world opens again we will meet each other and play regularly. “If the world was ending” singing collaboration with my students and podcast listeners is extremely fun too. - Life needs routine
Habit share app with my habit share group is extremely helpful. Balance relaxation with productivity. - Who are the important people
Keep your family and friends close. As long as everyone is safe and well, nothing else matters. - What you need in life is not as much as you think
I used to look out for new investments or products all the time. Now you realize all you need is food and happy mood. - Unexpected opportunities.
I never think quarantine will bring out new adventures. Now with zoom lessons I have students from Dubai, Taiwan and USA. It makes me design new ways of teaching and connect with students in different part of the world. - Quarantine doesn’t mean isolation. We have Susie’s monthly zoom book club, fortnight toastmaster club, friends coffee zoom catch up. When you have WiFi, the world is your oyster.
Stay safe and keep well darlings.
