(If you recognise the image, you know EXACTLY what I’m about to say)

Lockdown. Why do I keep talking about it? Why do we keep the conversation going like it will change the circumstances? We are living a very unsettling ‘Groundhog Day’ reality, and I’m seeing firsthand the extent it’s having on our emotional capability. One Word – SPENT

It’s starting to feel like the emotional fatigue is comparative to that of a long-drawn out breakup. We know that by talking through our emotions and feelings with others, that we will get through to the other side of it stronger with their support and insight.

But what are we really doing by keeping the conversations going, when we are all going through this same ‘breakup’ together? None of us have the advice or the experience for the journey to the other side of this. So are we doing more harm than good continually flogging the dead horse?

I can tell you that I personally have had to make changes to many facets in my life just to handle the current situation as best i mentally can. For me, listening to my own intuition meant changing jobs to make ends meet, it meant ending a relationship, It meant distancing myself from others to look after myself, and it meant moving out on my own to cope with the uncertainty. I’m not recommending any of those things to anyone if it doesn’t suit. it’s simply what I’ve had to do, to keep my head and heart from crumbling into a void.

In my life, I generally love and welcome change. Doing something a little differently can completely change your outlook. But with melbourne still waiting for ‘a change’ that feels like it just won’t deliver, it’s hard to sit idly by, and just ‘stay the course’.

I know we’ve all done our bit to make sure this is under wraps. But at what cost? Financial deficit isn’t the only thing that may be ruined. I worry about the capability of compassion in a post-covid world. How will it change us? Will we ever be able to embrace a hug without fear? Will we be able to drive past a police car without feeling like we’re breaking a law? Will we be able to reclaim our compassion for others, as we once did before? Or will be become but a selfish shell of who we once were proud to be?

All of us have in some way, have been affected by the turmoil that is 2020. And after what feels like a lifetime in lockdown, it’s hard not to entertain the idea of a revolt.

Our lives were not made to repeat the same day over and over. Our highlight of the day should not be which walking track you chose to change the scenery. We were made to connect. To be with others. To learn, grow, and adapt together. Without human connection, we do not grow. We simply become stagnant and stale.

I’m not sure what the future will look like at the end of this, but I do hope that we will be able to come together, and raise each other up out of the trenches. I pray that in 2021, we get through this ‘breakup’ with a renewed approach, and a dedication to our future, and each other.

#natsperspective