What a year 2020 has been!

For most of us in many parts of the world, 2020 has been a year like no other. The coronavirus pandemic has resulted in so many changes including to the way we live our lives. It has had some impacts on what we do, how we do it, who we meet, where we meet, where we go, who we go with, how we work, where we work.

One thing this year has taught me is that I may have previously taken ‘normal’ for granted. Many of the things that would have previously been referred to as normal, ordinary, not worthy of celebrating….even boring are now very much missed! it was normal to spend time with friends and family, to work alongside colleagues, to go out for drinks and meals, to go out in groups to watch movies, meet at the park, visit places to mention a few.

Not so much anymore! There is now some disruption or another to what had previously been perceived normal. The old normal days are missed and are longed back for. While I long for those days, I am learning to pause and appreciate what is left available to me. To embrace the new normal and to look forward to better days ahead… days to be celebrated, days that will not too long afterwards become normal, but with what I now know should not be treated as such!