It seems quite likely that for as long as our species continues to evolve on planet Earth, the catchy phrase “these sure are crazy times” will be 110% applicable to any and all situations. Buckle your seatbelt everybody.
How have you been during this quarantine? Have you been angry, sad? Inspired and motivated? Did you at any point collapse, give up and throw in the towel? Did you question your life, your purpose, the way you live? Did you meet a neighbor in a new way and take the time to hear their stories instead of just recognize the sound of their car parking or door closing? Did you become more acutely aware of how every breath, thought and action we take, affects those around us? And were you affected or newly enlightened to the deeply rooted inequalities in access to resources that lace the fabric of our society?
I could answer yes to these questions and ooze with the detail. In summary, the quarantine was a rollercoaster, with plenty of ups and downs, and curves you didn’t quite see coming. And as we begin to navigate the slow trickling back into “normal” life, I know many of us are questioning how to take those first new steps.
Perhaps the best advice we can give ourselves is the way we encourage a baby to keep crawling, lifting, falling, and lifting again, finding their feet to stand.
The only way forward, is forward. Equipped with the lessons of this experience. Ready and willing to adapt and ride out the hiccups.
At one point during the quarantine, my teacher Teresa told me it’s like we are all riding on the crest of a wave. If you look down, you will fall, so keep looking ahead.
