I’ve lost track of the days and weeks we have been in isolation now. It’s not complete isolation but we can make a trip to the supermarket or go out for exercise, yet it’s not the same. The last time we decided to do some grocery shopping — amazing how despite having plenty of food there are always some things that keep running out — i was reluctant. Reluctant to actually get in the car and drive to get the groceries. I suppose it’s because I feel very safe in my own environment and there is a large factor of unknown in venturing out to the not very crowded supermarket. I now shop with a list, make sure I’ve got everything on it and get out of there as fast as I can. There is always the thought in the back of my mind that an infected person may have touched these items, and then I decide that if I’m meant to get it I will and even if I take all the precautions recommended then so be it.
It seems that first thing that we ask each other when we wake in the morning is “What day is it?’ Time seems to just flow and days blend into one another so that I have to stop and consider what day it really is. Not that it matters except to know what television programs I’ll be watching tonight. Is it Q and A tonight or Mad As Hell, or will we watch a movie?
I was amused at a Facebook post that said — until further notice days of the week are now called this day, that day, other day, someday, yesterday, today and next day. And that is about how it is going as we navigate this new world of isolation. We aren’t really isolated when we have access to our phones, computers and television — which makes it more strange as we can still operate from the comfort of our homes yet not have the freedom to go where we want. And I get that for some their homes are not havens of comfort in any way.
So yesterday morning I had a virtual coffee catch up with my Wednesday morning crew via Zoom and it was really great. I had missed it so much, and for a while life seemed quite normal just seeing the girls again and chatting about what we’d all been doing. One of them asked me what i’d had in my cauldron this week, and that stirred me to get it out and make a batch of olive, coconut and clove oil soap. So Shaz, the cauldron is working well — now I need to decide what to make next.
In the words of Dan Millman in The Way of The Peaceful Warrior when asked by Socrates ‘What time is it?’ he replied ‘Now.’ I guess we all need to relate to that and keep finding ways to enjoy our ‘now’ — because we have plenty of time.
“copingsuicide #thoughtleader #isolationnow