The new normal

The times are difficult, the times are uncertain

You want to clutch on to the times where you were surrounded by family, life had slowed down, nature caught your attention once again and you promised yourself, come what may, you would make the time for yourself, for your family, for the little things in life - the amazing sunsets, the board games, the late evening drinking and the experiments in the kitchen.

You knew things would return to normal, but everyone was talking about a new normal? And for many moments you would day dream that indeed this could be a new normal, or even a little part of this could be a part of your normal. 

And now that i am thrust into life as we knew it, with its tensions and stresses, never ending crisis and chaos, still surrounded by the fear. But in this whirlwind, i have found my peace. The lockdown has shown me what we had completely forgotten, the basics of how to live. In the midst of the chaos, i have found my silence. In the midst of the whirlwind, i have found my stillness, in the midst of the desert, i have found my oasis.

An oasis full of fun and laughter, of joys and silliness, of slowness and laziness, of the joy of watching the world go by and not wanting to be a part of it. The joy of truly understanding what it means to be one with life, to be within and without. A participant, but also an observer. And now i realize there is no need to constantly remind myself of how to live, and how to enjoy the little things, and all of the lessons that the lockdown taught us. It is ingrained. Once you have a taste of the good life, there is no going back. This indeed is a new normal. A new normal i would welcome with an open heart.

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