I don't remember where I saw this, but I copied it down as it struck a chord with me -
Sometimes you have to show your love for your own life with dramatic and affirmative actions.
..to take back the reins of your own life again? Or are you a bit nervous about making all your own decisions once more? Perhaps you have lost a bit of confidence, or things and the people around you have changed so much that you feel all at sea, or have lost your sense of direction. Here in Scotland the stay at home order is about to be lifted at last!!
I don't remember where I saw this, but I copied it down as it struck a chord with me - Sometimes you have to show your love for your own life with dramatic and affirmative actions.
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Rosemary
31/3/2021 07:49:08 pm
Very timely, Freda. The temptation for me is to stay close to home because that's what I've now got used to. Very tempting to continue to be cautious . Hope to book a break away today.
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Freda
2/4/2021 12:39:07 am
I too am hoping for a break away! Good luck Rosemary!
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SusanG
31/3/2021 11:05:37 pm
I have lost confidence in certain things, such as driving: I'm choosing days other than weekends and school & state holidays, to drive at present.
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Gwendoline
1/4/2021 02:10:59 am
Yes, this is just how I feel. Quite a lot has changed for me and so I add grief into this tumultuous mix. I too shall try to skip the drama, at least for a while. I am always happy to come here and find sympathetic fellow travellers😊.
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SusanG
1/4/2021 10:35:49 am
I'm sorry to hear of your experience of grief, Gwendoline.
GredFreda
2/4/2021 12:44:50 am
I’m so sorry to know that grief has been added to the trials of this difficult time Gwendoline. Hopefully you will soon have the comfort of seeing friends and loved ones again which will help so much. Stay strong.
Freda
2/4/2021 12:41:23 am
Someone said the days feel like Sundays when she was a child. I expect it will be awhile before we do things spontaneously again,But won’t that be fun.
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Mary
1/4/2021 05:45:52 am
The US has not, for the most past, seen the very intense lockdowns as those in the UK/Europe. But I have more or less lived like I was under the UK restrictions. Still, life is not normal...whatever normal means now. Having had both jabs, I did meet up with a few family members (one a nurse--had both her jabs, too) who flew in from out west last week (not staying with me). Haven't seen them in two years. We wore masks and did not hug, but went to a restaurant for lunch--a first time for all of us in more than a year. We were the only ones there at first, but even so, we wore masks when not eating (something we did quickly). Frankly, it wasn't all that enjoyable. I was not comfortable and neither was the nurse. It was a two hour drive (each way) to meet up with them, and like SusanG mentioned about driving, the heavy traffic and the very insane driving by far too many, made me want to retreat to my home. Still virtual schooling with GS, so that will keep me busy into June, but honestly, after this latest experience, it will be a while before I stretch my boundaries. A bit surprised at myself as I am a fairly intrepid traveler--having traveled solo to many places around the world for both work and pleasure, but the pandemic--and people's varying attitudes/behaviors about it--adds a layer of menace that is hard to wrap your head around. Simply not making plans yet.
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Freda
2/4/2021 12:50:07 am
Your use of the word menace struck me Mary. An invisible enemy is just that, and we are not used to dealing with menace in our daily lives (thankfully). It’s interesting to hear of your US experience. Hopefully you will soon be making plans again.
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Grace
1/4/2021 09:09:33 am
Schools shutting down for 3 weeks here in France and the vaccination programme has been a bit of a shambles to be honest. We are not likely to be out of the woods for some time ...
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Freda
2/4/2021 12:51:16 am
Our politicians have such difficult decisions to make...
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Sharon
1/4/2021 11:13:33 am
Hi. I am so glad to hear that, internationally, that you are all feeling similar to me regarding emerging from these trying times. Here in Ireland we are extremely slowly easing out of lockdown on the 12th. The vaccine roll out is slow but every day I hear of more and more people having been vaccinated which is changing the energy of lockdown for me. Rather than ‘ guess who has covid? ‘ it’s ‘did you hear who has been vaccinated?’. I love the idea of affirmative and dramatic action Freda, I’m going to really think about how I will do this rather than meekly scuttling back to normal! 😄
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Freda
2/4/2021 12:56:51 am
Know your use of the word meekly resonate with me and brings out the rebel in me! I have been so meek and so obedient for so long, and I don’t know what it is in my nature,. However, no doubt I can keep it up a little longer.
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