Happy Friday Friends!
We’ve almost made it through another week of working from home and maneuvering through all the challenges that come along with it. We are all finding different ways to accomplish things we hardly gave a second thought to before this pandemic put a halt to our regular routines. We no longer waste time commuting but we are spending more time waiting in line at the supermarket. We don’t have to rush out to drop off or pick up the kids from school or daycare but we are now home schooling. We are not meeting up with friends for lunch, dinner or drinks after work but we are using technology to get together virtually. Things are definitely different but I think we’re all managing to create our new routines.
There will always be a choice on what road to take to accomplish any goal. How do we make those decisions? Are you someone who just randomly picks a road and heads out or do you research all of the possibilities and carefully consider your options? Is it as simple as a random “eeny, meeny, miney, moe” game or making a list of pros and cons to each direction? No matter how careful you are in making a decision, you can still find yourself on a road you never intended to go down or you may be pleasantly surprised by the detour you have to take in order to get to your destination. Sometimes when we are in the thick of it we are unable to see how close we are to our destination so don’t give up. We all may need to get a little lost to eventually find our way through.
When all this is over and we're looking at this period in history in the rear-view, I want pictures of what it all looked like. Pictures remind me what it felt like at the time and I don't want to forget what any of this felt like. I’ve got pictures of empty streets that are usually packed with people and vehicles. I’ve got pictures of deserted parks and stores that have been closed down. I’ve got pictures of the long lines of people with masks on waiting six feet apart to get in to the supermarket. There is nothing special about these pictures but it will be a reminder of what the world looked like during the coronavirus pandemic of 2020.
Whatever we're calling it today - social distancing, self-isolating, quarantining, battening down the hatches, extreme cocooning, full-contact pie-eating - there's no denying how unique a moment in time this is. As difficult and bumpy this road may be, we are all traveling it together.
Please be safe out there and don’t get too discouraged if you come across the Bell of Frustration. Keep moving forward and eventually you will reach the Bell of Success. As I often say to my fellow snowmobilers – Be safe, ride right and ride on. J
Physically distant but socially engaged,
~ MB
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