There was a moment that arose where I realized I was satisfied with life this week. I didn’t need to fill my life with things to do, busy-ness to distract me. It is mid-April, one week post the lift of the UK lockdown. We have been locked down since Christmas Day, with no interacting with others socially in person, no shops, no sit down dining, and definitely no travel. In the past 12 months, 7 of them have been in lockdown. It’s no wonder that people want to dip outside into the stores or explore activities in the local area.
This weekend was the first time in months that colleagues asked about my plans for the weekend. I didn’t have any outside of writing and shopping at my local outdoor market. Yet these are my same plans every weekend, and this was okay. In the past, I may have felt a need to compare the excitement of my weekend (or lack thereof) to others. Now I don’t have the urge. I am satisfied, full. There’s no need for more. There will be moments of more in the future, but it’s not necessary for now.
Now that I am back at the office five days a week, I actually prefer weekends at home, or in the local park in the sun with my dogs. I realize how precious my time is, and through the act of being at home, I can stretch it versus trying to squeeze in every ounce of activity into it.
Have you made a shift post lockdown?
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