I’ve been reading some interesting posts about how to handle the isolation etc, brought on by Covid-19. Yes, there are lots of people advocating being super productive during this “free” time, and that’s great for them, but I related way more to the person who wrote this post. In a nutshell he says it’s okay to simply come out the other end in one piece. I agree wholeheartedly. I’m not in the worst possible shape on whatever scale you’d like to draw, but I’m not in the best either. As I’ve said in earlier posts, it’s a yoyo situation. One day I feel perfectly fine, in fact euphoric for seconds at a time; the next day or hour I am obsessing about my weight or not having practiced that day, or not having done any of the many things I had on my long-term To Do List, or because we have cocktails every day, and suddenly I’m feeling really dark. That’s the culture that’s arising from the petri dish that is my current life.
So, it seems that this situation can be both good and bad, depending on the day, the person, the situation, and so many variables. Today the best part of my day was knitting and chatting virtually with two very good chums. It was lovely to be a small group (bigger groups can be stressful, have you noticed??) and to be focused on our beloved craft. To be focused mostly on something other than what is forcing us to go virtual was very nurturing. I recommend a like exercise.
I started a post recently about that kind of thing, what’s been keeping me sane and mostly above water, but it just didn’t ring all that true to me. What’s really true is that this is difficult, for a bunch of reasons, some of which aren’t all that clear. I wrote that post because I didn’t want to sound like a broken record, but guess what? This is a broken record.
I know that many of you in similar situations are probably having at least as tough a time, so if you want to comment, tell me what you’re going through, I’ll listen. I get it.
I also want to recognize the people out there, like a friend in NYC who is currently suffering from the virus, and a colleague whose Mom just died of it, to whom this is extremely dire and not just a social experiment. For those people and many more like them, and the people who are caring for them, I’m really glad we’re doing what we’re doing. I know it’s for the best, and as a bonus, I think I’ll come out the other side a wiser person, with some self-knowledge I would never have found.
Enjoy the latest song and video by my wonderfully talented daughter (I can’t help it if it’s true!), Time to Spare. May it give your day a lift.
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