Refocusing our lives
The night of March 17th, when I was finally home for the day, and setting into trying to relax and let go of some of the stresses that had just come down the pike.
March 16th came with a rude awakening, that my world, as well as pretty much every other human on the planet’s world, would be changed. The Covid 19 virus had been having devastating effects on both China and Italy, and had made its way to frighteningly levels of concern in the US. I was still at the gym that evening, just had finished class, when the mandate came through that in addition to all restaurants and bars, gyms would be forced to closing their doors for a month. My head and heart were racing, but deep down I knew it was for the best to protect not only my beloved gym members/friends, but also the rest of the population. The stress of the unknown, for life, health, finances, weigh heavy on all of us who have lost jobs, but we will make it. I am certain of that!
One silver lining for me is, Chris is home now for awhile, when he is usually traveling every week. As well, I am gone from our home for a minimum of 11-13 hours each day so getting to feel a little grounded to my home, is a nice feeling. In a way, I needed a break. Not sure I would have chosen to get it in this way, but I got it lol.
Chris and I have been laying low. We really haven’t been out and about other than a couple small errands, and then last weekend we took a drive to the mountains. We didn’t have a destination really, just a route we were taking, and with cameras in hand we would stop for something that intrigued us, then carried on with our journey. It was really nice. It was nice to get in the car and go, and not have any sense of having to be back at a certain time for work preparation, for sporting events, for anything…we just had all the time we needed.
This blog will just be a random share, sights and thoughts of what I have seen, and captured so far in March. I hope that maybe this can serve as a little distraction for people and hopefully brighten your day!!
All images shot on a variety of film cameras, with a variety of films. Such fun going back in time to what I started off this journey with!!
Life will go forward. Where as I absolutely have as much worry as the next person, I am an eternal optimist and know that things will be ok. Things may not look the same as it did before, I know there will be heartache for many, there will be struggles for many, myself included, but we have to be able to adapt, change and use our experiences to make new decisions and possibly change directions in our own lives. I don’t know what things will look like in a few weeks or a month, but I have no better choice than to NOT wallow in fear or self pity, and just stay present and stay positive.
I hope everyone is doing ok. I know that not everyone will be, and I send my heartfelt best wishes to you all.
Stay strong friends…
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