Lockdown
And so we are now on lockdown as a country. And I’m trying to do my bit, however small. I feel I’ve been following the guidelines, but maybe I haven’t been as strict as others, but that hasn’t stopped me agonising over every small decision, am I doing the right thing? I haven’t gone anywhere, apart from to get food and out for walks. Now working from home too. But I did see my Mum over the weekend. She’s on her own and I didn’t want her to be. But she’s not in the at risk age bracket, so I told myself it was okay. I just hope I was right and didn’t behave irresponsibly by still going to see her then. But apart from Mum, I’ve followed social distancing and of course continued washing my hands wherever possible.
The latest news is hard for us all to hear, but it was inevitable, we all knew it was coming. But the more of us that adhere to what we’re being told, the more chance of this awful thing starting to slow down, and we can go back to living our lives , but hopefully better people than we were before, if this experience is going to teach us anything at all.
Some of the anxiety I felt when everything seemed to be happening all at once has lessened as I accept the situation and begin to see it for what it is. Whilst working at home is not always ideal, I’m grateful for that fact that I still have a job, and am able to work from home, when so many others can’t or have lost jobs. I wish I could do more to help, but I know that the only thing I can do to show my support for all those currently working hard on the front line of this, is to stay at home and follow what we’re being told. I’m not preaching, some people will always ignore things, but I just hope that the vast majority don’t. This situation is one nearly all of us have never experienced, but we’re all in it together.
I’ve been trying to find other ways to connect, wondering why I haven’t explored the options before, especially with friends that live further away. I had fun with a Skype ‘drink’ with five friends over the weekend, with plans to do again, just so we can virtually see one another, and talk like we always do. There are plans to do another ‘virtual’ gathering with a different group of friends as well as continuing choir rehearsals online, and streaming some sort of worship on a Sunday morning. Along with the fact that I still have a routine of sorts, I find that although I’m still scared, I can try and do what I can to help myself. I can go outside for a walk, and still try and have some normality, just in a different way. And clinging onto hope, it’s all we have.
The latest news is hard for us all to hear, but it was inevitable, we all knew it was coming. But the more of us that adhere to what we’re being told, the more chance of this awful thing starting to slow down, and we can go back to living our lives , but hopefully better people than we were before, if this experience is going to teach us anything at all.
Some of the anxiety I felt when everything seemed to be happening all at once has lessened as I accept the situation and begin to see it for what it is. Whilst working at home is not always ideal, I’m grateful for that fact that I still have a job, and am able to work from home, when so many others can’t or have lost jobs. I wish I could do more to help, but I know that the only thing I can do to show my support for all those currently working hard on the front line of this, is to stay at home and follow what we’re being told. I’m not preaching, some people will always ignore things, but I just hope that the vast majority don’t. This situation is one nearly all of us have never experienced, but we’re all in it together.
I’ve been trying to find other ways to connect, wondering why I haven’t explored the options before, especially with friends that live further away. I had fun with a Skype ‘drink’ with five friends over the weekend, with plans to do again, just so we can virtually see one another, and talk like we always do. There are plans to do another ‘virtual’ gathering with a different group of friends as well as continuing choir rehearsals online, and streaming some sort of worship on a Sunday morning. Along with the fact that I still have a routine of sorts, I find that although I’m still scared, I can try and do what I can to help myself. I can go outside for a walk, and still try and have some normality, just in a different way. And clinging onto hope, it’s all we have.
Comments
Post a Comment