NO CHOICE

The word CORONA actually means the ring of light around the sun or the moon usually formed during an eclipse. In these current times I guess all of humanity has forgotten that interpretation of the word!!

I am a working Mompreneur and this forced break has left me with a few or even no choices.

Initially like everyone we also scoffed at the idea of panic and blamed on the media going out of hand in the way the virus was portrayed.

Soon the thought changed to OMG, this is a reality, however the attitude was we are smart and we will tide by this and "this too shall pass".

Today in just a matter of a few days, we have reached a stage of acceptance and resignation to the fact that it is, what it is and responsible citizenship is the need of  the need of the hour.

Everyday sees an overflow of wisecracks, parodies about " Surviving", "Stayin Alive", "WFH causing stress to the whole family and several more.

Here is a peek into looking at the whole situation from an angle that is a far cry from the usual "complaint mode".

I am stickler to schedule and time, My comfort zone is calendar & agenda, however I am now forced to free flow, learning to work at any time rather than a fixed time everyday.

The usually sleep deprived and harrowed me is now sleep fulfilled and yes quite at ease with the acceptance that this will alter with a few months of time.

My children are learning the value of household work and actually pitch in to do their bit.

From having very little time for the children, it is now about long winding walks and myriad conversations with them, board games, badminton, the bitsy stuff that we often have no time for.

Summer typically meant keeping the children occupied with a multitude of sports or other camps meant to keep them busy as well.

This time however, my children are learning the value of patience, doing their own work, and of course understanding the meaning of boredom too! 

Generation X has no access to boredom with all the gadgets and the plenty of toys that went through the 2 minute euphoria! 

I see a lot of the cobwebs being dusted off the "new toys" that weren't looked at beyond the moment they were bought.

The ever hustling swamped me took my friends & relatives for granted, this meant just a brief conversation probably once in a few months and a hurried one at that! 

Now I see myself reaching out and actually connecting with the people who mean the world to me and relishing those little conversations or memories...💗

In this fast track existence of ours, humankind is the master of "outsourcing" of everything. Food delivery apps, to entertainment to sending a courier as well. With the onset of the pandemic, the mindset now is one of "self", home sourcing and DIY!

Meals are consumed on time and we are probably heading to our healthiest best with the home made nutritious food we are consuming.

Mother Earth decided to take a break from us, but also cinched a deal for us to take a break from the dizzying busy world that we have created.

Not just a break, but Mama Earth also said, the break will give us enough time to get used to adopt to a newer way of living and change our perspective entirely. (P.S anything done for 21 days at a stretch forms a habit) 

She probably said buddy, time to reconnect with yourself and those important to you, revitalize the frayed energies of stressful lives, restore relationships and hobbies, rejuvenate yourself and revamp the way you think!

For this too shall pass and in no time, we would be back to our slaving lives with a distinct panaroma on how it can be different too!

I guess the CORONA after all does mean "The light" that is vital to our existence here! And maybe this time around the CORONA around Mother Earth was just the medicine we all needed.

Life is full of Alternatives, but NO CHOICES - Patrick White