Oddly enough, much the same. I usually work in isolation. I continue to do so. Except all the outside activities are cancelled. Including a talk in May on my mystery for a group called “Tea and Murder” at the Deer Park Public Library. Probably it will be rescheduled later, whenever later is! In the meantime, as well as writing and reading, I am one of the people who early on bought flour and sugar (I am supposed to be reducing that) and have baked. And gained weight. Time to stop that!
There has been a lot of online contact through Zoom, Skype, etc. Writing groups, a group on retirement, etc. Although to write about retirement now when more than a million people are suddenly out of work really doesn’t fly. Although some of what people will learn about structuring their own time and planning their days will serve them well one day when they are faced with a different, and more positive, kind of retirement. We can guess that will be postponed for many because of the pandemic. We can only hope that more and more of us will live through to the other side of this horrific scourge to another shore where perhaps we can use our experience to improve our world in ways that the pandemic forced us to consider.
Think about the reduction in pollution as one prime example of what this time has brought to us. Do we have the courage, the stamina, the will and the resourcefulness to find ways to carry this into the world beyond Covoid 19? Just one example, but there are many you are probably thinking of as you read this. So, let’s get through this by doing what we can to stay healthy (physical distance, hand washing, staying home). And applaud our heath care and front line workers across the spectrum for what they are all doing for us.
Think of the way our politicians have worked together in the face of a terrible enemy to our survival? Will some of this cooperation filter into our political conversations post Covoid 19? Think of the way countries around the world have been able to share information and resources in a positive way. Think of….the list goes on and on. Does it make you hopeful? I am not sure yet, but I would like to be!
Take care!
