Most of our lives have been turned upside down in the last 2-3 weeks. The Coronavirus (Covid 19) pandemic has led to big decisions world-wide to close schools, close a lot of businesses, cancel all community events, go virtual, provide drive-thru services, and basically shelter in place. It's been a disruption to our normal lives, taken away our freedom to gather and go places, it's cost people their jobs, it's taken lives, it's caused the stock market to plunge, and it's forced us to do things very differently.
We are uncertain how long this historical situation will go on, and with uncertainty comes all sorts of emotions. What's helped me the most is taking one day at time, consuming positive content, and choosing joy over fear and overwhelm. We are all in this together. We are all doing the best we can. Some of us are working harder than ever before, and some of us are being given the gift of time right now. Are we making good use of our time? In 10 years will our kids look back on Covid 19 and remember the fun we had, the memories we made, the meals we ate together, the walks we took at night? Or will they remember how stressful it was for everyone? Will they remember not going to school and seeing their friends? Will they remember their parents complaining about having to "home-school" them? Will they remember watching the News in fear?
One of my favorite online mentors Dave Hollis put out a post the other day with the quote "In the rush to return to normal, use this time to consider which parts of normal are worth rushing back to." It got me thinking. When Coronavirus is over with, will we just return to our "normal" lives and forget these weeks of self-distancing? Will life just go back to way it used to be? Will we have learned anything? Gained anything from this extra time we have together?
Will everything just open back up?
Will small businesses just turn their lights back on and put out the OPEN sign and welcome people back in?
Will grocery stores suddenly be stocked again? Will there no longer be a shortage of toilet paper?
Will kids return to school, will sports and other activities start back up again?
Will people continue washing their hands?
Will we go back to the same old habits or will we have established new ones like exercising every day?
Will we continue talking to our neighbors at night?
Will we still be writing letters to friends and cousins or just go back to being too busy?
We will be more grateful for our teachers and schools?
Will we go to church more? Give more? Love more?
Will we have more appreciation for our freedoms?
Will we continue to be creative and thoughtful?
Will we still eat meals around the table with our family or will we suddenly be too busy?
Will we miss this time with our family? Will we miss any of this?
What will we rush back to? And what will we decide to do differently?
Has your perspective on life changed at all?
Just my thoughts during Coronavirus.... So.many.thoughts. So.many.emotions. So.many.questions. So.many.memories. Stay well my friends. Choose to learn and grow through this. Choose to be thankful. Choose to be kind. Choose joy. We will get through this one day at a time. Support your favorite small businesses so they'll stay open once this is all over with. Play with your kids. Cook meals together. Go on walks together. Make memories with one another. And pray for those who are struggling through this.
Phil 4:13 ~ Allison
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