Within the last week, our world has become increasingly strange. Then again, strange might be an understatement. For many of us, it feels as if our lives have been uprooted and tossed out a window. College students are not returning to classroom seats after spring break, high school students won't be having prom, sports seasons are delayed or canceled entirely, restaurants are closing their dining areas, and we are all being persuaded to stay at home for the foreseeable future.

COVID-19 has consumed all media outlets, and is all we see on Twitter or Facebook anymore. The fear has spread much quicker than the disease itself, and uncertainty is starting to feel like our new normal. If you're like me you've wondered if this is the end of the world. And I would say it is…kinda.

I think this is the end of the world we know. With the conclusion of this coronavirus outbreak, I don't think our society can return to the way it's been. I don't think all of us, on a personal level, can return to the way we've lived.

Social distancing is a term I hadn't heard before this year and now I can't have a conversation without hearing — has made me realize how neglectful I was of the time I spent with others. It has become so commonplace for us to spend time when we're with other people connected to our phones.

I hadn't recognized how much we had all been social distancing ourselves mentally until we were forced to do it physically.

Beyond how we interact with each other, there is so much room for us to improve how we interact with ourselves. A few weeks ago I was given the advice to live with intention. This can mean any number of things but really boils down to: make everything you do have a purpose. And at a time where our lives can seem unrecognizable, we still have to power to enact positive changes within ourselves.

My challenge to you is to self-reflect and discover ways that you can act and live with intent. Do that thing you've been wanting to do a while, clean that thing you've been putting off, call the friend that you've been missing, and spread love to yourself and others. Our world needs it.