Ah vacation! I should be napping in this hammock on this beach. Yeah, boy that would be nice. However, I’m writing this from the other side of the living room. That’s my vacation so far. First personal vacation week I’ve taken off since 2019. Where has all the time gone? Time flies when you’re having fun is what they say but I’m reasonably sure nobody I know would say this year and a half has been fun. It’s been about as stressful and confusing as any period of time I can recall. The enormity of how life has changed for most of us is unimaginable. For everyone all over the world too for the most part. Still yet, we get up everyday, we do our jobs, we do our chores, we have a little contact with family and friends. To be honest, I spent a good amount of my down time playing Candy Crush. Corny I know. But I was simultaneously waiting for normal to return and in denial of what was actually happening. So many things I could have done with that time but it’s passed and nothing I can do to change it. Now I have deleted Candy Crush and faced the fact that normal will never return. We have to regroup and refocus and reshape our lives. This will mean something different for all of us. New norms, new traditions, new routines. Given that we’ve all learned the outside world is beyond our control, we should create our new start focusing on ourselves and those most important to us. Not things, not accomplishments, not money. Ourselves and each other. Hopefully we’ve learned that all the outside stuff doesn’t really matter. I know I have to work hard to reconnect with those I love. The isolation of this whole mess has happened without even realizing it. We’ve all been sinking in quicksand and never knew it. At least I didn’t. I’ve gone within and gotten in touch with my inner self. Meditated, sent healing and loving energy daily. Sometimes using crystals and essential oils. If anybody felt a sudden change in their body or mind, it could have been me sending love to you. So use the love I’ve sent you and send it to somebody else. It’s that simple. Just send love. And remember to love yourself.