Out and About STYLE Magazine Issue 4 Vol. 2
Out and About STYLE Mag. was created out of the need to see more 'real people' in the media. As such, our content is completely celebrity-free. Instead, we focus on "real people living extraordinary lives" - People that can provide real inspiration. Our magazine is big on real stories and relatable topics. - Marsha Fry, Editor-in-Chief.
Out and About STYLE Mag. was created out of the need to see more 'real people' in the media. As such, our content is completely celebrity-free. Instead, we focus on "real people living extraordinary lives" - People that can provide real inspiration. Our magazine is big on real stories and relatable topics.
- Marsha Fry, Editor-in-Chief.
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For the Culture<br />
THE REINVENTED CHRONICLES WITH<br />
YVONNE C. MTENGWA<br />
5 Ways to Wrap<br />
your Mind Around<br />
the Unknown <strong>and</strong><br />
Keep from Panicking<br />
Sitting in a waiting room has never been easy.<br />
Waiting for any sort of confirmation on an issue can<br />
most definitely play its part in taking us out of our<br />
mental equilibrium. Whether you are waiting for the<br />
doctor to come back to you with test results or a<br />
notification on whether or not you got the job or<br />
if you passed the most difficult module towards a<br />
certification you are so desperately trying to attain;<br />
we can all agree that minutes, days, weeks <strong>and</strong><br />
even months of waiting for the news or some news<br />
can have you operating in rolling tides of angst.<br />
I’ve had several conversations over the past few<br />
weeks with friends <strong>and</strong> family doing their best to<br />
adjust to a new norm in the world we are living now.<br />
The headlines have a way of prophesying doom,<br />
while others are churning out the rudimentary “use<br />
this opportunity to build your br<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> build<br />
your best life” messaging. Even with this, most<br />
people are simply trying to figure out what their<br />
immediate needs are <strong>and</strong> how they will get those<br />
fulfilled. Many need rest. Others need to get a grip<br />
of their finances after being told their salaries are<br />
taking a hit for the next few weeks. I’m pretty sure<br />
most of us know someone who is being forced to<br />
accept the new reality of having to go back home<br />
unexpectedly or shut down their business. There is<br />
no time for ‘building the new me’ for them because<br />
in all the waiting for some semblance of normalcy<br />
to make its come back, the list of pressure points is<br />
growing. Stuff just hasn’t worked out as they would<br />
have liked, <strong>and</strong> the breaking point is nigh.<br />
If you find yourself in the category of people<br />
struggling to stay sane in light of current events,<br />
here’s my take on how you can keep from folding<br />
by processing that which lies ahead – known or<br />
unknown.<br />
1. GET TO EMERGENCY PLANNING IF<br />
YOU HAVEN’T ALREADY.<br />
We can all agree that nothing prepared us for the<br />
global p<strong>and</strong>emic <strong>and</strong> subsequent shutdowns the<br />
world over. Q2 2020 is here, <strong>and</strong> if there is any<br />
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